- May 29, 2012
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I have a sussex and she is such a smart girl. She was hatched all bar 2 of my chickens and shes been broody every year. BUT if she sees you swap eggs - infertile for firtile that were to hatch soon as she had been on the infirtale eggs ages - then she knows they arent hers and kills them 
we learnt from this a past year and when swapping eggs we cover her eyes so she sees nothing and no problems since. BUT this year shes getting a bit old and hasnt knowticed that she is kicking the eggs out from underneath her. I keep putting them back under and shes all defensive of the nest so she hasnt abandoned them. IF they dont hatch i want to get some day old chicks and swap the eggs for them or she will be broody for months and nothing puts her off it. I remeber being told by a farmer you can give her wiskey and she will go to sleep and then wont knowtice a thing. Can you do this? how do you give her the wiskey? how long should it take to take affect? and do you think she would then accept the chicks???
THANKS
we learnt from this a past year and when swapping eggs we cover her eyes so she sees nothing and no problems since. BUT this year shes getting a bit old and hasnt knowticed that she is kicking the eggs out from underneath her. I keep putting them back under and shes all defensive of the nest so she hasnt abandoned them. IF they dont hatch i want to get some day old chicks and swap the eggs for them or she will be broody for months and nothing puts her off it. I remeber being told by a farmer you can give her wiskey and she will go to sleep and then wont knowtice a thing. Can you do this? how do you give her the wiskey? how long should it take to take affect? and do you think she would then accept the chicks???
THANKS
