Ex Battery Warrens

[StaffordshireLady]

Will my three ex battery Warrens ever get broody? I have only had them for 2 weeks and they are my only chickens.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Will my three ex battery Warrens ever get broody? I have only had them for 2 weeks and they are my only chickens.

Warrens are bred for production so it's unlikely they will become broody, but not impossible.
Are you wanting a broody hen? Do you have a rooster?

 

[StaffordshireLady]

Warrens are bred for production so it's unlikely they will become broody, but not impossible.
Are you wanting a broody hen? Do you have a rooster?

I don't mind if they don't get broody I was just wondering if they would. I don't have a rooster - too noisy!
Thank you for your prompt reply. Regards from UK.

 

[MaryJanet]

How are they settling in @StaffordshireLady ? Do they seem to be tgriving?

 

[StaffordshireLady]

How are they settling in @StaffordshireLady ? Do they seem to be striving?

One died very suddenly when I let them out one morning. I replaced her with 2 more rescues but they were so nasty - fighting all of the time and not letting the original 2 eat or go into the coop at night that after a week I could not stand it any longer. I took them to a local free range farm and she let them loose in the quarantine run. They started immediately fighting and chasing BUT there was a very big Mama in there who put a stop to that behaviour straight away even when they tried again. After that the pair of them stayed well away from the others so that got sorted. We went to a little breeders not too far away and brought 2 more, a Bluebell - we call her Shadow because she is so difficult to see and the Other was a Sussex Star - we call her Starlight as a Great granddaughter said she is ' doing starlight at school' They all get on to-gether. The two babies have started to lay and Starlight is getting very tame, Shadow not at all but she loves to be with Starlight all of the time.
I was interested in your recount of the bathing event. I too had to bath Molly one of my rescues. I had a spare washing up bowl which we filled with warm water. I put in some dog shampoo and wearing rubber gloves I gently splashed her until she was clean. Hubby holding her. She did not mind at all so I could do it again but not on my own I think, so well done you for accomplishing that. We did it outside, on top of the dustbin! (lid closed).
Keep writing your updates. We all love to read them.

 

[MaryJanet]

Thank you for reading it!
Sounds like you've got a happy flock now. Any chance of photos?