broody question

[tuesdays chicks]

do hens go broody if there is no roo? just wondering

 

[chickee]

Yes

 

[PunkinPeep]

Yes, they do.

Some will tell you they won't, but when the "mother ship" tells that hens it's time to be broody, she's broody, and that's that, roo or no roo.

 

[becstalls]

So, basically if there is a roo, there's no way to know whether she's sitting on fertilized eggs unless you've been keeping tabs on who he'd been doing the BD with?

 

[tuesdays chicks]

thanks I wonder if any of mine will go broody when they start laying... oooooo I just can't wait for them to start laying

they need a pulling your hair out smiley.

 

[PunkinPeep]

Quote:
When i eat my eggs, i check for the "bullseye" in the yolk to verify that my eggs are fertile. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008
That link will help you tell the difference.

If i'm seeing all fertile eggs, then i assume that the eggs my hen is sitting on are fertile.

You can also candle them after 10 days or so and see if they are developing.