Is she broody?

[Chickenman MAN]

Thank you. I'm having family over for Christmas eve so I dont want to bring her inside until everyone leaves so shes not stressed out by all the loud noise. I might pick up a hamster water thing or something and out a water cup on it so she doesnt spill a bowl of water like last time.

If you have a garage you can put her in there?

 

[Annalyse]

If you have a garage you can put her in there?

we don't have a garage. We have a basement but it's really dusty and I don't know if that's good for her. I also would like to have an eye on her so we usually put her upstairs with us.

 

[Annalyse]

Update: She's been in the cage since yesterday. She is poofed up on the roost we have in there. Do I take the roost out during the day and put it in at night? She was poofed out on the ground but then went to the roost. But since she got a bath I don't know.

 

[rosemarythyme]

She should be fine on the roost as long as it's not so wide that she's completely laying down on it. She's gonna be puffed out while she remains broody.

 

[Annalyse]

She should be fine on the roost as long as it's not so wide that she's completely laying down on it. She's gonna be puffed out while she remains broody.

Thank you and I dont think it's that wide. It pretty much fits just her feet. And I tried putting her in the coop tonight but she went straight for the best so now shes back in the cage. I'm just waiting until she lays an egg at this point cause then I know she broke broodyness lol

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thank you and I dont think it's that wide. It pretty much fits just her feet. And I tried putting her in the coop tonight but she went straight for the best so now shes back in the cage. I'm just waiting until she lays an egg at this point cause then I know she broke broodyness lol

She won't lay for several weeks after she's broken. Best way to know if she's broken is if she doesn't go back to the nests once she's let out, and voluntarily roosts at night.

 

[aart]

I'm just waiting until she lays an egg at this point cause then I know she broke broodyness lol

She may not lay for a few weeks.
When she goes back to roost instead of nest is when you'll know she's broken.

 

[Annalyse]

She may not lay for a few weeks.
When she goes back to roost instead of nest is when you'll know she's broken.

oh okay thank you. Ill keep trying every night to see if she stays up on the roost and doesn't just jump down and go in the box.

 

[Annalyse]

She keeps ticking on the roost and is still puffed out. So when she stops doing this she isnt broody anymore?

 

[Chickenman MAN]

She keeps ticking on the roost and is still puffed out. So when she stops doing this she isnt broody anymore?

Basically yes...how long has she been in there? Is she eating/drinking/pooping?