How long will a hen stay broody

[ChandaMerrie]

Okay so I'm new at this.... I have a silike she is broody it's a long story but she ended up with two of her own eggs and a frizzle egg. I wasnt sure if those eggs were fertile (I don't have a rooster, but had bought some chickens at an acution when I got home I had one frizzle male had to find him a home so he was around a few days) So, anyway, I moved her and her 3 eggs inside, and I bought a few fertile eggs and put them under her. It took me about 2 weeks to find fertile eggs. All seemed well, she sits on those eggs and will not move!!! Until yesterday, now I never took the first set of eggs, and kind of forgot about them... Until I heard peep peep peep!!! They were hatching!! Two of the 3 have hatched!! SUPER SUPER CUTE!! But now what do I do? I really want the other eggs to hatch and they still have 2 weeks!! Can someone please help me!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Did the other eggs hatch? I didn't understand what you were asking.

 

[Kassaundra]

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I don't have any experience w/ broody chickens, but don't think she will stay more then a couple of days w/ unhatched eggs when she has baby chicks to watch after.

Do you know anyone local w/ an incubator? Depending on how bad you want the eggs to hatch you could purchase a small styrofoam (around $50 I think) or try and make one.

 

[nifty50chick]

How about you take the chicks that hatched and raise them yourself?

Hopefully she will remain to sit on the eggs that are left!!

 

[instar8]

Same thing nifty50 said...i always brought my chicks in and raised them, the broodies will keep sittin even if you take all the eggs in my experience.

 

[The Red Rooster]

I'm really not sure. Mine was a long time though. I didn't count the days.

 

[EweSheep]

Mine will go as long as three months until she got tired of it. Twice a year she will go thru it.

 

[boogiedog]

I'm not sure that she will remain broody for the additional two weeks (for the remaining eggs) after you take the first set of chicks out. Try it - but hope for another hen to go broody for back up.