Egg bound or broody on perch???

[thepouts]

One of my silkies started laying a couple of weeks ago. She was going really well and laying 6/7 days of the week. They have a perch about 10cms off the ground and she has always insisted on laying from the perch.

About 3 days ago she stopped laying and has been sitting on the same spot on the perch. I was worried that she was egg bound but then I thought that maybe she has gone broody on the perch???

I've seen her hop off a couple times to eat but she then goes straight back. I tried sitting her in anest box but she went straight back to the perch.

Any thoughts??

 

[sourland]

Never heard of a hen going broody on a perch, but if that is, in her mind, her nest site? Perhaps. Doe she fluff up and screech like a broody when you approach her on the perch?

 

[thepouts]

This is my first broody (if she is) so I don't know what's 'normal'. I went and checked on her tonight and when I touched her she fluffed up every time and did make a funny noise...so that may be what you've described?? I had noticed she seemed 'cranky' the last couple of days as she was naking a very different noise.

The roost is actually a thick log so she's actually sitting on it

 

[sourland]

Sounds as if she has a misguided sense of nest site selection and is indeed broody.

 

[AvianEgo]

I would say she is broody

 

[appps]

Sounds like it. My silkie gets quite cranky and they all sort of make this noise if we disturb them. We call it growling at us lol

Do you have a rooster? If not you might need to read up on breaking a broodie

 

[thepouts]

Thanks! I'm really hoping she's just broody.

I do have a rooster but only 2 of my silkie pullets are laying so not an abundance of eggs. I was just putting them in the fridge as I wasn't expecting her to go broody so soon. She's only laid around 10 eggs lol.

I think I'll try and break her