Making hen go broody

[badboyk1n9]

So my only hen(vanaraja from breed) is very lonely. I have a few fertilized eggs and during lockdown i couldn't find another chicken. So i decided to keep the fertilized chicken into her nest. But she broke one. So i further decided to put fake eggs into her nest. How much time would if take for her to grow broody?

 

[cherrynberry]

So my only hen(vanaraja from breed) is very lonely. I have a few fertilized eggs and during lockdown i couldn't find another chicken. So i decided to keep the fertilized chicken into her nest. But she broke one. So i further decided to put fake eggs into her nest. How much time would if take for her to grow broody?

It varies from chicken to chicken. What breed is she?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Not every bird will go broody in their life, much less a particular season

 

[Chookchicken]

There is no way to make a hen go broody. You might have to hatch the eggs in an incubator. Are you sure there are no older hens you can get for her? There isn’t anywhere around you that you could even get rescue hens (ex-battery hens) from? Also eggs normally only stay fertile for around 2 weeks, the longer it is the less likely they’ll hatch.

 

[Texasclucker]

I would suggest Just leaving the eggs in the nesting box but it may or may not work

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC!
You can't really force a chicken to go broody. They either will or they won't

 

[cherrynberry]

Welcome to BYC!
You can't really force a chicken to go broody. They either will or they won't

I agree, but you could try to put 5 fake eggs in the nest…maybe you will get lucky

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Remove the real eggs. Keep the fake eggs and cross your fingers. That's about all you can do and it's not likely to result in a broody hen. It is a hormonal condition. You cannot make them go broody and they never do it on your schedule.

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC ! Good luck with your hatching .

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Howdy!
Welcome to our FUNomenal Community!

Make yourself at home & have lots of fun!
I would recommend buying new chicks/chickens to integrate with your loney hen. It’s a faster option to get her new friends.