will it "mess up" my broody hen ( make her never be broody again) if i dont let her sit on her egg. she's a red game hen, and well,, she picked the wrong day ( yesterday) to go broody cause today is clean up day,, and i HAVE to move her, and its really getting cold,, but i know she can work through the cold,, i just dont want to make her so she wont go broody later on.? Thankies allz
I have never had a problem with a hen not going broody again after being "broke" from having a broody spell. Hope that helps
Thankies pumpkinpups,, NC chicken man,, that helps,,, lol can ya tell its the first broody i've had,, lol,, sad,, have had birds for 2 years,, and NOW i get a broody so im off to P her off ,, her pen and coop is next in line again,, Thankies guys
I agree. She will probably go right back to sitting when you are done cleaning. If that is all it took to get a broody unbroody, we would all have very clean coops.
I had a broody a little while ago and I did not want more chicks - I moved her out of the coop every day and put her in the back yard, she kept goin gback to her little nest. I finally had enough and had to remove that nest for her to give up.
well,,, your right,,,,,she was MAD!! for a hen that would never let me touch her,,, she didnt mind touching me!!! lol i was wondering why she kept digging holes yesterday and just laying in them,, then after she had her egg she didnt move,,, then this morning,,, no movement,,,,, well maybe i stirred her up enough too not try to go back to it,, ill give em a few hours and go check her,, lol. thankies guys for all the replies,,,,,,, i just didnt want her messed up in the head like her owner
Quote:YESsssss ,,, she went back,,, so gonna "work" on her today,,, i think she's just lazy and wants to just sit all comfy all day
I move my broodys all the time to clean up under them. They are not sitting on any eggs though. I would have thought they would get tired of sitting on nothing and give up but no such luck, both are sitting pretty, lol.
