buttersbrood
Songster
Hi there!
We have a very, very broody Leghorn. Strange, I know. She's never been broody before and is about 4 years old. We tried to break her brood, but no luck. So we have given her fertile eggs. This is day 7.
The problem is that she refuses to leave her nest. We have to take her off daily. If we don't (as we did on the first few days) she just sits. She's in a dog kennel with a run, and there are no broody poops, so we are certain she's not leaving the nest. We also watch her.
We give her food close by now, within reach of the nest, and water, as we realized she wouldn't even walk 50 cm to her food. She is pretty thin now, but eating and drinking. Broody poops when we take her off the nest. When she us off, she's pretty bright and active.
Do we really have to feed/water/toilet her like this for another 2 weeks? She's a bit high needs
Thanks!
We have a very, very broody Leghorn. Strange, I know. She's never been broody before and is about 4 years old. We tried to break her brood, but no luck. So we have given her fertile eggs. This is day 7.
The problem is that she refuses to leave her nest. We have to take her off daily. If we don't (as we did on the first few days) she just sits. She's in a dog kennel with a run, and there are no broody poops, so we are certain she's not leaving the nest. We also watch her.
We give her food close by now, within reach of the nest, and water, as we realized she wouldn't even walk 50 cm to her food. She is pretty thin now, but eating and drinking. Broody poops when we take her off the nest. When she us off, she's pretty bright and active.
Do we really have to feed/water/toilet her like this for another 2 weeks? She's a bit high needs

Thanks!