Hens not setting on their eggs...?

[schmije]

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You'll know if you have a broody. She'll sit in the nest box all day (even if there are no eggs), and she'll sleep in the box at night.

 

[Tala]

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They'll go broody on an empty nest if you DON'T want them to

With some hens there's nothin stoppin them!


Silkies are notoriously broody, so I imagine that you'll get lucky eventually. Probably right before Easter or some time when you WANT eating eggs for egg salad at the big family dinner

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

Ok, I have pullets. I thought she was going to go broody because she was staying on the box for long periods of time. She is still adding eggs to the pile. There are 13 now. But she still is not commiting. Is this normal for a pullet to do this because she hasn't done it before?

 

[geebs]

Greathorse... you slay me... That was soo funny ...bators guaranteed to go broody... ha ha... What wit!!

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

anyone?

 

[greathorse]

When your hand comes out of the nest box a bloody stump you will know that she is broody LOL