Can you make a hen

[Chicken Girl]

Can you make a hen go broody? and if yes how?

Chicken Girl

 

[yanks26]

Sorry for the dumb comment but what is broody?

 

[swtangel321]

No you CANT make a hen go broody !!!! Some might say you can by putting her under a small box so she cant move with only food and water (please dont try this) !! But, a true broody will go broody when it's her time, its a hormonal thing... Some breeds might never go broody and some do all the time !!

 

[Chickenaddict]

Sometimes if you leave several eggs in the nest some hens may be tempted to go broody. I had 2 hens do it for me, could have been pure luck but it worked

 

[Chicken Girl]

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That is not a dumb comment!!! lol Its when a hen sits on her or a nother hens eggs to try and hatch them.

Its ok i am new too!!

 

[yanks26]

Ooo ok thank you Chicken Girl!

 

[jvls1942]

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Oooh yes you can..

 

[Chicken Girl]

Oh ok thanks. I am going crazzy with out chicks. I had a pulit that went broody and stoped like 1 or 1/2 weeks befor the hatch. I tryed to save them with a vary badly bilt bator. And the last one died a day or two befor it was too hatch!! I was so sad!!!!

Chicken Girl

 

[kick'n chick'n]

jvls1942
Today 5:11 pm swtangel321 wrote:
No you CANT make a hen go broody !!!! Some might say you can by putting her under a small box so she cant move with only food and water (please dont try this) !! But, a true broody will go broody when it's her time, its a hormonal thing... Some breeds might never go broody and some do all the time !!

Oooh yes you can..


Please explain.

 

[SullyCarter]

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when a hen sits on its eggs with the intention they will hatch.