broody hens and chicken math! Ugh!

[Mrs. K]

Mrs. Feathers, has gone broody. She started in that extreme heat of days in row over 105. So I was hesitant to lock her in a cage anywhere. She has sat faithfully...

Then I got to thinking, well, I didn't get any meat birds in the spring, and I could have them when I move the cockerels out. AND Mrs. Feathers is getting some age on her, might not make the winter... won't have a broody hen if she goes... always like buff orpington, don't have one in the flock.

Yeah, 10 Cornish cross ordered, and 3 BO. Mrs. F will be happy, I am happy....and a bit crazy.

Mrs K

 

[sourland]

Well done !

 

[3KillerBs]

Sounds like a win-win for everyone.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I have a love/hate relationship with chicken math...I told myself no new chickens this year. Then the manager at the feed store said she would sell me the bantams for $2 if I took the whole bin + my kids insisting their polish hen wanted polish friends + me wanting to test my new incubator + a broody hen=25 new chickens this year I'm sure I'll lie to myself again next year as well. My husband is probably asking around by now if there are any Crazy Chicken Lady Anonymous groups to send me to.

 

[Mrs. K]

My DH said, "WHAT? I thought you just sold chickens..." But he loves me.

 

[Pghelp]

Ah, chicken math! I started with 4 and now have 11, mostly because of placating broody hens. So lovely when they do all the work for you!

 

[RubelliteRose]

We also said no more chickens - unless someone goes broody. Didn't think any of our hens would go broody.... We ended up with 2 broody hens who hatched out 7 chicks between them

 

[Folly's place]

This is the first year that I've resisted, and it's been really hard!
Of course the year isn't over yet...
Mary

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Mrs. Feathers, has gone broody. She started in that extreme heat of days in row over 105. So I was hesitant to lock her in a cage anywhere. She has sat faithfully...

Then I got to thinking, well, I didn't get any meat birds in the spring, and I could have them when I move the cockerels out. AND Mrs. Feathers is getting some age on her, might not make the winter... won't have a broody hen if she goes... always like buff orpington, don't have one in the flock.

Yeah, 10 Cornish cross ordered, and 3 BO. Mrs. F will be happy, I am happy....and a bit crazy.

Mrs K

so how did that work out? Did Mrs Feathers accept them?

 

[bobbi-j]

I can never turn down a broody hen…