broody

[chicken+quail=luv]

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READ HER STATEMENT SHE POSTED AGAIN PLEASE

Quote : really want my hen to become broody so we can hatch eggs under her. we also have no roo. could that affect if/when she becomes broody?




YOU MOST CERTAINLY DO NEED A ROOSTER TO FERTILIZE THE EGGS IF YOU EXPECT TO HATCH EGGS .

i know, i'm going(or want) to give her fertilized eggs. i now you need a rooster for fertile eggs. that aren't from her own clutch.

 

[chicken+quail=luv]

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yeah, that sounds pretty smart. thanks!

 

[KellyHM]

Some breeds (like Silkies) go broody at the drop of a hat, while other breeds never go broody. 5 or 6 months is probably a little young though.

 

[chicken+quail=luv]

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okay, cause she just started laying about a week ago.

 

[Southernbelle]

Broodiness is hormonal and some breeds are more prone to it than others. Silkies are by far the broodiest of the broodies!

Not much you can do besides wait - you can't force it. This is a bad time of year for it. Don't buy the fertile eggs until you have a confirmed broody.

Buy a bunch of laying Silkie hens and you'll have broodies coming out your ears, even this time of year.

 

[chicken+quail=luv]

silkies look ADORABLE, but we are getting the eggs from friends, and you cannot tell what breed they are, so it's always a surprise. unfortunately, whenever they get silkies, they disappear randomly... so i don't think i can get silkies! they look so cute, though!

 

[Southernbelle]

What breeds do you have now?

 

[chicken+quail=luv]

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sorry, but i really don't know

one is a crossbreed, and the other one's breed is on the tip of my tongue....

(i only have 2 chickens. we are hatching more soon, and i really want her to hatch them underneath her. ((we only have 2 b/c they keep getting eaten

)))

 

[chicken+quail=luv]

she's a rhode island red! (pics soon)

 

[Southernbelle]

Rhode Island Reds very very very rarely go broody. I really wouldn't count on her at all.

Depends on what your crossbred is. Some broody-type standards are Ameraucanas, Cochins, Brahmas, Buff orps, Welsummers, etc

I really wouldn't get your hopes up for this time of year. Maybe in the spring...