Michigan

[iluvcks]

Opa,do they do that after the first egg or after shes laid a clutch? She doesnt want us to take the egg right away. She pushes it around a bit then sits on it again. after about 20 min or so she leaves it

thank you for the insight,im glad shes not in pain at least

Susanne

 

[Opa]

She is just exhibiting normal egg laying. Some birds will lay and leave, other stay awhile and protest if you bother them. If she was broody she wouldn't leave after twenty minutes. Placing a clutch of eggs under her will not cause her to go broody. When and if she does go broody it will be very apparent.

 

[GotChicken?]

I'm a new surrogate mommy!

Still waiting on one more egg, and had a scare with the one that hatched this morning. It tore it's umbilical cord and started bleeding, but I managed to stop the bleeding and it seems to be okay (squeaking loud enough to be okay!)

Shelleyb1969: My silkie roos have finally figured out that the Polish you sold me is a chicken, and are sleeping by her now (instead of at the other end of the coop. And she laid her first egg last Thursday, but so far it's just the one.

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

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Susanne,

If she starts to go broody, I'll meet you up in flint and GIVE you a bunch of Isa eggs, that way you can keep the hens and have great egg producers there or sell them or what ever you want to do, or you can bring them back here if you like? Up to you. You'd have a ball watching a hen with her babies.

 

[GotChicken?]

I'm using the LG 9200 Still Air. Funny thing is today is officially day 21, I ran the 'bator at an average of 99.7 degrees, and one hatched yesterday, another before dawn. I ran at two degrees less than what is recommended for this incubator, and I used three different thermometers, so I know my temps were accurate. And they're BCMs, not banties.

Guess they were in a hurry to keep me awake all night.

 

[briana1975]

Ok, I was a little bad. I was down talking to the hen and watching and listening to her and I couldn't take it anymore and lifted her a little to see what was going on under her. Actually she is used to this cause when she was out in the coop the other chicken thought she looked like a comfy pillow and they would crawl in with her to lay eggs so I had to check under her a couple times a day for new eggs. Anyways the chick was all snuggled in and all 3 of the other eggs had pips in them. Hopefully they all make it out of the eggs ok. We will see what tonight and tomorrow brings, hopefully more cheeping.

 

[zephyrcreek]

Believe it or not but I have a Dixie Rainbow hen that is going broody. I kept back about 40 hens and quite a few of them started laying this week. two weeks ago we were getting 2 eggs a day (from the 2 Dels) and now we are at 2 doz a day. Yikes. Anyways, I've been watching this one particular hen. She's easy to spot as her comb is larger than all the other girls. Everytime I go out to collect eggs she is sitting on the nest. A few days ago I purchased a large plastic tote, turned it upside down and cut a small whole in the front as the Ducks seems to be developing egg bellies. Well the ducks never have a chance to use it as the hens now prefer this luxury nest.

Well the DR hen will not leave the box and squaks and nips at me if I try to collect eggs. Everytime I pull her out of the next she runs right back in the moment my back is turned. If another hen enters the nest she refuses to budge. I've watched the other girls peck and push her around and she still does not give ground. I never would have thought it of a "meat" bird. I'm going to keep watching her and may give her a few eggs if she stays in place.

 

[briana1975]

That is kinda cool zypher. A broody meat chicken.

I also wanted to post that right now there are robins out in my walnut trees. At least 4 or 5 it looks like. Spring really is right around the corner, or at least the coldest part of winter.

 

[ChikeeMomma]

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Great to know! I kept two Dixie Rainbow hens and they are laying. Ohhh, I can hope! I've never had a broody.

 

[ChikeeMomma]

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Robins --- yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!