Illinois...

[User105877]

GAH! My Olive Egger is a broody little monster! She started laying in mid-March and almost immediately went broody. Broke her, she was back, broke her, she was back. She spends more time in broody jail than free and it's getting to feel cruel. I don't have a rooster and my coop is at max occupancy so letting her have some babies is not an option. I'm starting to wonder if giving her to someone who can let her be a mama is the better option but she's the sweetest thing (when she's not a broody demon) and I hate to part with any of my ladies. Is this how she's going to spend the rest of her life? In broody jail? Or will she eventually give up?

Give her some eggs. Once the hatch and get older just give them away.

 

[User105877]

Southern Illinois. Just outside of Harrisburg here. Raising Buckeyes and Serama currently.

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

Give her some eggs. Once the hatch and get older just give them away.

She has no roo lol.

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

Southern Illinois. Just outside of Harrisburg here. Raising Buckeyes and Serama currently.

Welcome to the thread. Pretty good variety of birds in here. A few serama enthusiasts.
I am mostly layers and occasional broilers.

 

[Faraday40]

Southern Illinois. Just outside of Harrisburg here. Raising Buckeyes and Serama currently.

Welcome!
yeah! Another “useless chicken” lover! A few of us up in the Chicago suburbs also have Seramas.

 

[User105877]

Mine are just pet quality. They are actually my daughters. Insane how broody they are. All three of my hens have set twice so far. One about to for a third time.

 

[Molpet]

GAH! My Olive Egger is a broody little monster! She started laying in mid-March and almost immediately went broody. Broke her, she was back, broke her, she was back. She spends more time in broody jail than free and it's getting to feel cruel. I don't have a rooster and my coop is at max occupancy so letting her have some babies is not an option. I'm starting to wonder if giving her to someone who can let her be a mama is the better option but she's the sweetest thing (when she's not a broody demon) and I hate to part with any of my ladies. Is this how she's going to spend the rest of her life? In broody jail? Or will she eventually give up?

I can give you some meat mutt eggs and take the boys back, you could find homes for the girls

 

[Molpet]

Southern Illinois. Just outside of Harrisburg here. Raising Buckeyes and Serama currently.

Welcome to the IL thread.
Buckeyes are nice birds. Are they from a hatchery or breeder?

 

[SnootyHen]

Give her some eggs. Once the hatch and get older just give them away.

There's not exactly a ton of people looking for chicks around here. I would hate to bring something into the world that I can't keep or place.

 

[WhyDoILikeChickens]

I can give you some meat mutt eggs and take the boys back, you could find homes for the girls

What do you mean by "home"