Help!! My year old Buff Orphington!

[Machelle the chellbug!]

Okay I'm going to ask one of those obvious duh questions!

My sweet Miss Wellington! I've had to take the eggs she's keeping so warm out from underneath her daily for a week now...she's nesting, But no daddy! Sooo, I know I've read something about it before, what is going on?
I've had to kick her out of the nest box so she will get out and eat, drink....

 

[Mahonri]

She's gone broody.

You can either get her some hatching eggs to set on for 3 weeks or you can try and break her.

There are a number of methods. Keep her out of the coop., douse her in cold water, go into the coop each evening and when it's dark, take her off the nest and put her on a roost. I broke a broody that way.

 

[sonew123]

shes broody Get some fertile eggs and put under her-she wants to be a mamma! awww

 

[Machelle the chellbug!]

awww she is so perfect for that! Do I just ask around for fertile eggs?
Will she always do this? I have some homework!

 

[sonew123]

yes-see if you can get fertile eggs of whatever kind youd want chicks from-10-12? My hen just went broody for the first time and its like shes in a coma! I tried to get her off so I could count the eggs but she wouldn't budge! I have to seperate her from the other 2 hens and roo tomorrow-so she can have privacy and rest from the roo-that and for the safety of the eggs and soon to be chicks! I think she is on 12 or so because she is totally filling up her box!

 

[Machelle the chellbug!]

10 to 12?? wow!
I will be looking into it at the feed stores tomorrow!
Thank you and good luck with your little lady and her liitle ones...the chicken in coma..soo true!

 

[JennsPeeps]

Another place to look is craigslist or even the Oregonians section of BYC. I'm sure someone will have fertile eggs to sell or give you.

If you want to break her rather than let her brood, search BYC for "break a broody". There are lots of ways.

 

[LynneP]

She can lose a lot of weight by going broody without hope for a hatch- some thoughts here

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7693-sick-hen

 

[SilverStar]

you have got yourself a broody hen. Purchase some hatching eggs and have fun!
Oh, keep an eye on her and make sure she gets off that nest from time to time to eat, drink and poop.

 

[Machelle the chellbug!]

Thank you! I will be doing something about it! I'm leaning towards the baby's, but I can't have to many more, since I'm in town

But I did kick her out this morning so she would eat, drink, and holy cow did she ever...poop!