I have a hen that is an excellent faithful layer and will go broody every couple of months it seems. This is already her 3rd time this year.
The first time she was sitting on one egg so we got 6 fertile ones to put under her since we weren't sure if hers was good or not. Well, she hatched out 4 out of 7, one of those duds being hers. The second time she had been hiding eggs under my house and when I finally found her she was sitting on 19!! During the last week, a rain storm came and water ran all way to where she was and into the hole she had dug and chilled all the eggs. She left them and we lost all. This time we found her in a different place under the house again and decided to remove her. So we waited til dark and took her and 8 eggs and moved them to the place where she raised the first 4 chicks. Well lets just say She didn't like that idea cause the next morning Houdini had escaped the pen and was wondering around. Now she refuses to go back in there to sit. So we lost these 8 as well. I'm not looking for more chicks but I don't like losing the eggs either. So after that story, my questions are:
What did I do wrong and What could I have done to ease the transition? She is very peculiar in where she likes to go broody and it is never in a good spot.
What did I do wrong and What could I have done to ease the transition? She is very peculiar in where she likes to go broody and it is never in a good spot.