Thank youGood evening everyone
I so enjoy your breakfast\tea pictures ❤
there will be another one in a couple of hours. My weekend breakfasts are special because I'm recalling memories of people who have died. Nana taught me how to brew tea and dad taught me how to scramble eggs.
I've been pondering the "reset the clock" advice too. I assumed it meant the clock reset back to hour 1, but bringing Ivy out of her trance twice a day for food and water hasn't had an observable effect. Maybe the breeder meant the clock resets back to day 1? Anyway, it was slightly baffling.I don't think there's any truth in what this breeder told you.
As you know, I've had a lot of broody hens.I usually take them off their nest at dusk, but sometimes I do it in the day.
What happens here, day style or night style (off nest and onto roost bar and shut in for night),
is they do go back to the nest and will sit on an empty nest for a while. But, so far, all have given up as long as there are no eggs in the nest. A couple have sat after eviction and waited until they, or another hen lays an egg in the nest. In this case, they stay broody and sit.
To be sure of discouraging a broody hen from sitting, I've found removing the eggs and destroying the nest (strip out nest box) works for 95% and for the other 5% confinement in my house for two or three days.
Bonus parasite check. I like it
Good luck. I hope it works.
I love that teapot. Very pretty.
Better start watching that one!
That orange one is a favorite of mine.
Because they don't like being touched, I took advantage of the trance to do a full checkover.
