is my d,uccle BROODY !

[chickenmama109]

so i went to close the coop for the night and my d,uccle is not on the roosting bars she is next to them she looks like she is laying a egg when i touched her she made a sound like a mrrrrra and if she is brood she is the lowest in the pecking order will the others take it from her

 

[The Angry Hen]

My first question, if she is in fact broody- would you want to keep her broody or break her brood? Almost too cold to have her hatch... But you can try. From the sounds of it, you have a broody hen. Although a photograph may help. Thank you and good luck.

 

[chickenmama109]

yes i would love to keep her but i guess shes not brood this morining i opened the coop door and she came right out

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

If she is truly broody, they come outside sometimes, but she would be clucking, and screaming when you mess with her.

 

[chickenmama109]

but why would she sleep like she is laying a egg what does that mean

 

[The Angry Hen]

If she is truly broody, they come outside sometimes, but she would be clucking, and screaming when you mess with her.

Agreed. She will come out for some food and water, maybe a sand bath of lay in the sun, then when you go in the coop she will scratch at your feet a lot and puff out when touched. That's broody.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Sometimes chickens sleep like that. They are just sitting, it doesn't really mean they are broody. They might do that if there is a Bully on the roost, or they are too big and fat to jump up.

 

[MillersFarm]

There is a small chance that she is going broody and if that is so I would leave her completely alone don't try to move her into her own space or anything. How old is she again?

 

[MillersFarm]

There is a small chance that she is going broody and if that is so I would leave her completely alone don't try to move her into her own space or anything. How old is she again?

 

[chickenmama109]

6 months