broody hen

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angie 2345

angie 2345

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Sep 6, 2012
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i have 2 chickens 1 golden top and 1 orppingtion they have both gone broody for about 3 weeks now tryed locking them out of the pen but nothing working so i have got 12 eggs post to me have put 6 eggs under each chicken do i take them off the nest to eat and drink as they wont come out on there own and for how long
 
Welcome to BYC, angie
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No, you do not need to take them off the nest to eat and drink; they *will* come out on their own, very briefly, to do that (and leave a rather large poo
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) before returning to the eggs.

As for giving them 6 each, it may not stay that way
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they will tend to "steal" each others eggs and that is quite normal.

Good luck with it!
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Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan
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Some hens do indeed sit so tightly that they should be removed from the nest daily for a little walk around. If you see them off the nest on their own it is probably not nescessary.
 
no the chickens r not coming out at all theres no trace of them feeding or drinking and no poo
 
Hello and welcome to BYC
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I wouldn't worry unless they've been sitting like this for 2 or more days without getting up. If they refuse to leave the nest you can/should remove them and put them in the run with some food and water now and then. Remember broodies don't need to eat as much as non-broody, laying hens, just enough for body maintenance, but they do need water, especially if it's warm.
 
thanks for the advise only put eggs under the chickens today so when i get them off to feed for how long are the eggs ok for do i need to put anything over them like a blanket ors something
 
hi from california and
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sounds like some good advice. we got a little bantom that we think is giong broody, she's been sitting four 4 days now and we got our fingers crossed :)

 

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