Chicken won't lay but i need her to be broody

[SilkySilkie]

So i have bought this Hen she is a year old (i was told that she a 1 year old not sure if shes older) and its been almost 2 months she isn't laying (i'm in australia) i think its because of the cold weather but its getting warm now and the other hens also are laying and they eat the same food the hen is a wyandotte bantam she hovers around the nesting box i had one mystery egg and confirmed it today that its not her maybe the weather will warm up and then we might have luck? not sure but i was hoping to hatch out some chicks im sure youve never heard someone say how do i make my hen broody and if you do know how please tell me

 

[DobieLover]

So i have bought this Hen she is a year old (i was told that she a 1 year old not sure if shes older) and its been almost 2 months she isn't laying (i'm in australia) i think its because of the cold weather but its getting warm now and the other hens also are laying and they eat the same food the hen is a wyandotte bantam she hovers around the nesting box i had one mystery egg and confirmed it today that its not her maybe the weather will warm up and then we might have luck? not sure but i was hoping to hatch out some chicks im sure youve never heard someone say how do i make my hen broody and if you do know how please tell me

You can't make a hen go broody. Either they a predisposed to become broody or they aren't.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

There is no way to MAKE a hen go broody. The hormones that cause them to want to raise a family just have to come to them naturally. Also, Wyandotte aren't necessarily the best setters.
If you want a reliable broody, try a bantam cochin or a silkie. Even with them, you'll have to get lucky.
Your days are getting longer now so laying will become more frequent now.

 

[SilkySilkie]

the place where i got her from they said that she will be quite broody also i did get a silkie but it turned out a cockerel

 

[JaeG]

Our Wyandotte bantams have always been very broody. Their daughters (which are cross breeds) have both gone broody at 6 months old.

I'm in NZ and our hens are starting to lay now that the weather is warming up. I had Araucana pullets who started laying in autumn, then most of them took a break over winter (even though they really should have kept laying). So they don't always do what they 'should'.

 

[SilkySilkie]

why is she not laying i had a hen that stopped eggs in winter but now shes started why is it taking her so long?

 

[JaeG]

why is she not laying i had a hen that stopped eggs in winter but now shes started why is it taking her so long?

They do often moult at around 18 months old, sometimes earlier depending on when they hatched. She may do that before settling into laying once more.

Is she confined to a run? If she's free ranging she may be laying somewhere outside of the coop. I have bantam pullets laying in big old native trees (far too high up for me to get to them).

 

[Kiki]

So i have bought this Hen she is a year old (i was told that she a 1 year old not sure if shes older) and its been almost 2 months she isn't laying (i'm in australia) i think its because of the cold weather but its getting warm now and the other hens also are laying and they eat the same food the hen is a wyandotte bantam she hovers around the nesting box i had one mystery egg and confirmed it today that its not her maybe the weather will warm up and then we might have luck? not sure but i was hoping to hatch out some chicks im sure youve never heard someone say how do i make my hen broody and if you do know how please tell me

Have you considered the person who sold her to you wasn't honest about her age?
Have you considered it's possible that she has an infection?
Have you dewormed her?

 

[Tonyroo]

why is she not laying i had a hen that stopped eggs in winter but now shes started why is it taking her so long?

Sorry had to laugh at your comment. Every chicken is a individual, so to force her to do something is like making a wish. Your better off just being patient or buying one that's brooding.

 

[SilkySilkie]

Have you considered the person who sold her to you wasn't honest about her age?
Have you considered it's possible that she has an infection?
Have you dewormed her?

i got her from an auction site but we didnt know its was not on the day we came it was the day before we came so the auction site owner greeted us and sold her to me there was 3 other hens like her the the owner said there was an egg yesterday so my chances were 1 out of 4 of getting that egg hen shes a bit sluggish and doesnt stay near the flock a lot yes i thought of age maybe she will lay in summer but its taking her too long no she was sold to me as vaccinated and dewormed ive checked on her vent theres no sign of maggots she has a bit of a heavy breathing if she gets chased around she just breathes so much with her mouth it looks like she might have trouble breathing she has terrible cracky dried feet and her nails were REALLY bad growing to the side it almost touched her feet thats how messed up her nails were