Im very new to having hens, but really enjoying them. I only have three frizzles bantams, 2 wee hens and one feisty rooster.
I look forward to learning from this informative group.
unfortunately the wee black frizzle has gone clucky. I take her off the empty nest each day to make sure she drinks and eats. I m wondering how long it will be before she, a. stops nesting all day, and b. maybe starts to lay again.
They really are delightful, and such time wasters :>))
Shenkhan
I look forward to learning from this informative group.
unfortunately the wee black frizzle has gone clucky. I take her off the empty nest each day to make sure she drinks and eats. I m wondering how long it will be before she, a. stops nesting all day, and b. maybe starts to lay again.
They really are delightful, and such time wasters :>))
Shenkhan
and Welcome to BYC! Frizzles are the cutest chickens love all the fuzzy fluff. With your girl, broodys in general though can go on quite awhile if you don't keep them off the nest. They don't just stop at three weeks, you usually have to "break" them of being broody. For broody breakers I usually just use a wire dog crate, size doesn't really matter, bottom wire spacing is usually around 1x4". I put a couple of perches in there and hang small food/water dishes on the sides so they can't stand or sit in them. Put the crate out in the open, I tend to put them in the middle of the barn aisle or coop so there is a lot of activity and light. They don't like to walk on the wire so they spend pretty much all the time on the perches, that works pretty well for most of them. Some people have mentioned putting a small fan under them to cool them off even more. They will usually start laying a couple of weeks to a month after they stop being broody, unless they go into molt, then they take longer.
