Can a hen die from being broody? 😥

[bobbi-j]

Update : candled tonight, 3 eggs showing movement, 2 look well developed but can’t see any movement (not too sure what this means), 1 egg was completely undeveloped guessing it just wasn’t fertile

I’m glad some of the eggs are developing.

 

[JesusisGod]

I had one of those prefab wooden coops the girls sleep in. It was horrid mites everywhere could not exterminate them all i think we even used metho and idk if that worked but probabky not they live in timy holes in the wood in between. Waste of $150 going into burn piles soon. They are horrid.
Use steel
Steel house for them or chicken tractor

Also dont forget to worm your girls every few months. My ex broody hen she pooped out 2 white worms once it was terrible

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

The eggs are in the incubator, although I don’t have much hope as I have no idea how long the eggs had no heat for. Also the incubator is a cheap one which I didn’t intend on using, so today I need to buy a hygrometer so I can get an accurate reading of the temp/humidity. I think the eggs are dead to be honest but it’s worth a try

Update : candled tonight, 3 eggs showing movement, 2 look well developed but can’t see any movement (not too sure what this means), 1 egg was completely undeveloped guessing it just wasn’t fertile

Fingers crossed you will have some chicks hatch please keep us updated! maybe 3 chicks! Hopefully 5!

 

[FC16]

Fingers crossed you will have some chicks hatch please keep us updated! maybe 3 chicks! Hopefully 5!

Going to candle them tonight I think to see if I can see any more movement, I’ll let you know

 

[FC16]

Fingers crossed you will have some chicks hatch please keep us updated! maybe 3 chicks! Hopefully 5!

Very good news tonight! out of the 5 eggs (I took 1 out as it was unfertilised) 4 of them look very good lots of movement. 1 I’m not sure about, there’s no veins it’s just a big dark patch not really moving. I took some photos but they didn’t really come out very well.
The incubator is so bad it’s cheap and old but I’ve managed to adapt a bit and make it work, I have to use bottle caps to put water in to get a decent humidity

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Very good news tonight! out of the 5 eggs (I took 1 out as it was unfertilised) 4 of them look very good lots of movement. 1 I’m not sure about, there’s no veins it’s just a big dark patch not really moving. I took some photos but they didn’t really come out very well.
The incubator is so bad it’s cheap and old but I’ve managed to adapt a bit and make it work, I have to use bottle caps to put water in to get a decent humidity

Great news! hopefully some will hatch in a day or 2!

 

[FC16]

Great news! hopefully some will hatch in a day or 2!

Today is actually day 16 so might have at least a few more days but I’m really excited now

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Today is actually day 16 so might have at least a few more days but I’m really excited now

Oh ok, I read in your first post that she was broody for 15 days (last Sunday) but did she not have eggs under her all the time she was broody?
.. So about 5 days then of waiting for your hatch! Goodluck!

 

[FC16]

Oh ok, I read in your first post that she was broody for 15 days (last Sunday) but did she not have eggs under her all the time she was broody?
.. So about 5 days then of waiting for your hatch! Goodluck!

Yeah that’s right she was broody for a few days with no eggs under her, so around 5 days now can’t wait

 

[myluckychucks]

I'm so sorry about your hen. I have had silkies for decades and had them broody for 3 or 4 weeks without any eggs. Thats just the way they are, but never had any die on the nest. When I first started with chickens I religiously tried to keep them free from pests. Soaked the coop with chemicals and never came close to winning that battle. Now I keep the coop dry and provide good sand so they can dust themselves and it works as well as my attempts with chemicals. I would question as to whether a healthy hen would die from mites, a small chick, YES, but a hen?? I don't think being broody had much to do with her death though.