Hen sitting on nest for hours !

[kkkcc]

I have a hen that has lost feathers on her tummy (pinkish white skin and soft) doesn't look like feathers have been there! She has been aggresive for her. She is doing funny things she has not done before, like scatching while she also eats from her feeder ! She has been seating up to 2 hours on the nest and I haven't seen an egg. I tried to exam her last night and didn't notice anything, she is eating and drinking. Please help thank you Kathy

 

[sourland]

It sounds as if she is in the early stages of going broody.

 

[kkkcc]

I have a hen that has lost feathers on her tummy (pinkish white skin and soft) doesn't look like feathers have been there! She has been aggresive for her. She is doing funny things she has not done before, like scatching while she also eats from her feeder ! She has been seating up to 2 hours on the nest and I haven't seen an egg. I tried to exam her last night and didn't notice anything, she is eating and drinking. Please help thank you Kathy

It sounds as if she is in the early stages of going broody.

What is stages of going broodyf? please help, can I do anything?

 

[Kanga77510]

You can give her fertile eggs to sit on, if you want baby chicks that is. It takes about three weeks for eggs to hatch. If you don't want chicks, and you want your hen to resume normal chicken behavior, you'll need to break the broodiness. There are several ways to do if you do a google search, you'll find a bunch.

 

[sourland]

Sorry, she wants to set and hatch out some chicks. It is a normal occurence in the reproductive cycle.