Louisa's Gone Broody -- Now What???

[MissJenny]

Hi, my little cochin hen has been sitting for three days now. I am not opposed to placing eggs under her... but I am wondering if that's the thing to do... Should I try to break her, should I let her set... I really don't know what to do next.

This is our first time -- what should we do?

Jenny

 

[Buugette]

Give her eggs... she will thank you by giving you chicks...

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[Barred Rocks forever]

and make sure there fertile

 

[Judy]

http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Broody-Hens-1.html

I have 5 chicks under their mama right now. Weather is low 20's to 50 this week. They're doing fine.

 

[farmgirl1995]

Awh give her some eggs Beautiful name by the way. I'm planning on naming one of my white cochin hens Louisa.

 

[gryeyes]

Oh, yes, please, give her some fertile eggs!

At least five, so hopefully at least 2 or 3 will hatch and she can be a mommy. And your flock will increase!

There's nothing as adorable as a momma hen with new chicks. She'll be fine raising thm in the winter, I bet.

 

[MissJenny]

Ok, fertile eggs... good -- where do I get those? I have no rooster... I need eggs. Oh, and she is in the kitchen so we are not worried about the cold.

Jenny

 

[Wendy'sChicksRock]

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in the kitchen.......

 

[speckledhen]

My Nugget is sitting now, too, with eggs due on the 25th. When I tried to explain to her that it was December, for cripes sake, she said, "grr, cluck, cluck, cluck".

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

you can get fertile eggs from here on the fourm in the auction area
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