Mama Hen in Training?

[Smuvers Farm]

I have an Asia Black that I canNOT get off the ceramic eggs in her coop. I separate the eggs, she scoots them all back together and sits on them. All day and, I am assuming, all night.

1. She is still young, just started laying. Yes, she is laying. She seems to get up to let others lay in the *main* nest, then sits back on top... and keeps the eggs warm.

2. Did a head to toe check and she seems physically fine.

3. She comes out to eat with the rest of the flock in the mornings, and comes during treat times. We pulled her off the nest a short while ago, to free range with the others. She roamed around for about 5 minutes, scratched a bit, and then headed back into the run and directly back into the coop, on top of the eggs.

She just a MIT (Mama in Training) or am I missing another issue?

 

[The Angry Hen]

Sounds like you have a broody hen. She is perfectly fine, she just got a motherly instinct and went broody. The question is: Are you wanting her to hatch eggs or nope?

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Sounds like you have a broody hen. She is perfectly fine, she just got a motherly instinct and went broody. The question is: Are you wanting her to hatch eggs or nope?

Well, we don't have any roos, so no little ones... yet. We have neighbors with roos that we can hear once in a while, when their volume has been turned up to 11, but they aren't close enough to wander over for a little *Afternoon Delight*.

So, just leave her alone and let her be the Emo Chick huh?

 

[Chickassan]

Looks like someone is trying to hatch you some ceramic chicks!

 

[The Angry Hen]

Well, we don't have any roos, so no little ones... yet. We have neighbors with roos that we can hear once in a while, when their volume has been turned up to 11, but they aren't close enough to wander over for a little *Afternoon Delight*.

So, just leave her alone and let her be the Emo Chick huh?

Since you don't have any roosters, I would suggest either leaving her or finding a way to break broody. Sometimes I prefer leaving them, but broody hens don't lay eggs while broody... So a lot of folks prefer pulling them from the eggs.

If the destination she is broody is portable- you can remove it until she gives up on searching for it. Is that the case? Would you prefer leaving her or would like to break her?

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Since you don't have any roosters, I would suggest either leaving her or finding a way to break broody. Sometimes I prefer leaving them, but broody hens don't lay eggs while broody... So a lot of folks prefer pulling them from the eggs.

If the destination she is broody is portable- you can remove it until she gives up on searching for it. Is that the case? Would you prefer leaving her or would like to break her?

Didn't know what it was so didn't know it could be broken. I don't think her being out of production is a bad thing, as we currently have 13... so she can stay broody. Getting a new dual purpose flock from @duluthralphie in about 2 weeks, which will include roosters, so they can do their thing once the roos mature.

With her going broody so early, would she take pretty much everyone's eggs and hatch them? Curious.

 

[The Angry Hen]

Didn't know what it was so didn't know it could be broken. I don't think her being out of production is a bad thing, as we currently have 13... so she can stay broody. Getting a new dual purpose flock from @duluthralphie in about 2 weeks, which will include roosters, so they can do their thing once the roos mature.

With her going broody so early, would she take pretty much everyone's eggs and hatch them? Curious.

Then I would suggest leaving her to be. Personally, I prefer not breaking brood. That's good, then you will be prepared if you wanted to hatch some chicks.

She might not take an egg from the box beside her... But if an egg is in front of her she will find a way to take it.

I hope I have been help!

Sincerely,
-The Angry Hen

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Then I would suggest leaving her to be. Personally, I prefer not breaking brood. That's good, then you will be prepared if you wanted to hatch some chicks.

She might not take an egg from the box beside her... But if an egg is in front of her she will find a way to take it.

I hope I have been help!

Sincerely,
-The Angry Hen

Very much! Thank you!

 

[duluthralphie]

It is too bad she could not stay broody until the 3rd of Oct and your chicks arrive. What a great way to raise them. Of course, 15 toads might be too many for one hen. They grow so fast they would outgrow her "lap" before they were fully feathered.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

It is too bad she could not stay broody until the 3rd of Oct and your chicks arrive. What a great way to raise them. Of course, 15 toads might be too many for one hen. They grow so fast they would outgrow her "lap" before they were fully feathered.

You don't think she'll stay broody that long? It's 12 days away.