Mine do a way better job setting than I do, provided they aren't all piling into the same nest. Which is an issue now. Georgia is 100% broody. Was out there yesterday watching them, discreetly of course, and Georgia was on the nest. She covered the eggs up and ran to get some fresh water and a quick splish splash. The second she vacated the nest, all the other hens came running in the barn and queued up like it was a car wash. Georgia went back in the barn and alternated between standing on the hen's back that was laying or obnoxiously covering them with hay until they were done. She snuck off again for a graze late in the evening. I didn't candle but grabbed all the eggs that were bright white (assuming they were laid today) and popped them in the incubator. She's got nine. I suppose I'll stop pulling the Pom's eggs. I'm hoping that a family might help them be less...obnoxious.
Georgia's eggs are so big they can't go in the sportsman if they aren't dead center and in the top rack. It tilts to such a degree it cracks them across the air cells. I gave the ones in the incubator yesterday a quick look and they all looked good. Everything crossed a do a better job with them this year than last year. No more babies stuck in amber.
Are your females fairly old? Because, mine are only a year old and I’m thinking that might be a reason why they are not broody.
Nope. Georgia is four. Beatrice is two and went broody with her mom her first spring. This is the Blue and the extra Buffs first spring so we'll see about them. I'm hoping the Pom does. She's never acted broody before. I'm thinking about giving her Georgia's big eggs that won't fit in the bator to help her along.
Good idea. I’m surprised mine haven’t gone broody yet… I really don’t know if they will go broody this season at all.
You think I should save up these eggs and place them in their boxes, maybe one of them would go broody. I’ve filled up my incubators, so it may be worth a try.
Ok, I’ll give that a try.
