Help! Broody hen stopped sitting on eggs

[KHoward]

Final Update: 8 of 8 hatched! They needed help getting out of the shell, but they all made it! Two weeks later they are all happy and healthy!

 

[brenda56]

Anybody have any idea why my hen has been broody for approx 10 weeks now

 

[n8ivetxn]

Brenda: how old is your hen? I'm wondering if she may beginning a molt, sometimes it seems like broodiness because they might stay in a box a lot (my wheaten marans hen did)....

 

[brenda56]

I'm not sure as i got them off a friend

 

[brenda56]

N8ivetxn thank you you're right she's molting so no eggs and feathers everywhere lol

 

[n8ivetxn]

Oh good, well then, she'll be back to herself in few weeks! She may get to looking pretty rough for a little while, but if you increase her protein, it'll help her to grow back those feathers quicker

I give my birds table scraps, but I also buy cans of dog food or cat food on sale, to help supplement them when they need it....

 

[brenda56]

I didn't know I could feed them cat and dog food I do give them table scraps though will that give them their protein I was going to buy the protein food

 

[n8ivetxn]

You could give them any extra eggs you might have, that would increase protein and help grow those feathers back....You can give them dog or cat food, it has a good amount of protein....

 

[tinajacobs]

I know this thread is old but here is my two cents I incubated eggs the power went off and I did not have a generator I left the eggs in an off incubator for two and a half days because I assumed that they where dead since the power was off for 30 hours when I went to to chuck them away I heard peeps qiuckly I put the incubator back on and they hatched with help of course I won't make that mistake again

 

[dct10]

Our broody Lav Orp hatched out 9 of 15 eggs. Over the past 2 nights she has stopped sitting on the remaining 6. I can't help but wonder if it's because there isn't enough room under her for the 9 chicks and eggs or maybe she's just done. I heard peeping so I guess I'll try to hatch them with a damp heating pad. Any tips?