Encouraging a Broody-ish 7mo old BO

[Redhead Rae]

Well it looks like I do indeed have a broody hen. If she stays broody tomorrow. I'll be giving her some of my Cochin/Dominique eggs tomorrow night.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Welp, I gave her a dozen eggs from my Black Cochin roo and my Dominique and Dom/cross hens. Wish me luck!

 

[Redhead Rae]

Still sitting strong, 9 days in. We lost another egg somewhere in there so she is now on 10 eggs. I guess 12 was too many or the shells might have been too thin. One hen was having trouble with egg shell thickness a little while back so I wonder if it was her eggs that broke. I'm going bring the broody tote up on the porch tonight and candle the eggs with my new egg candler.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Out of the 10 eggs remaining I have....

*drumroll*

10 wiggly chicks developing!

 

[Magicque]

You cannot force them to be broody. Some younger hens will spend hours sitting in the nest playing house, but it doesn't necessarily mean they are broody. Leaving eggs can help encourage it but it won't necessarily cause it if she isn't predisposed to going broody to begin with. Some never will go broody.

Spring and early summer are better times for hens to become broody under increasing daylight. This time of year under decreasing light it may not happen.

 

[Magicque]

Hi... I'm new hear and to chickens..... I keep hearing the turn broody... Ok... What exactly dose it meen ? Please ?

 

[aart]

I keep hearing the turn broody... Ok... What exactly dose it meen ? Please ?

The term 'Broody' means a hen wants to sit on the eggs until they hatch.

 

[bobbi-j]

The term 'Broody' means a hen wants to sit on the eggs until they hatch.

Adding - not every hen will be broody. While some breeds are more prone to broodiness, not every hen of that breed will set.

 

[Magicque]

Do hens lay in winter ? Can you hatch or will they hatch chicks in fall and winter ?

 

[Magicque]

Adding - not every hen will be broody. While some breeds are more prone to broodiness, not every hen of that breed will set.

I had a hen stay out of the coop last night... I suspect possibly on top of hay stack ? And then showed up this am... Would this be broody behavior ? Also I have bantums and Americannas hens was hust given 2silky roos that look to be teen agers...
At what age can roos breed ? And will they breed hens not of there breed ?