- Jun 18, 2013
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My nine month old Buff Orpington has become broody and I'm looking for some advice to ensure her health.
I've taken the last of her unfertilized eggs (no rooster) two weeks ago and she continues to sit in an empty nest, even after I have moved her to food and water area. I gave that up and to allow nature to run its course, I have borrowed two fertilized eggs from a well know chicken breeder in our area and placed them in her nest. She has accepted them and has been sitting for four days now. She has even plucked more of her feathers to give the eggs more of her body heat.
My question is, will she get out and eat or drink? I have taken her out several days before providing her eggs and she ate and drank. I am able to get her to eat some oats but she will not take water. Should I intervene with providing food? her feathers are looking awful as she is not preening.
If all works out, she will be a surrogate mother to two Americauna chicks on March 5.
What should I do?
Thank you,
I've taken the last of her unfertilized eggs (no rooster) two weeks ago and she continues to sit in an empty nest, even after I have moved her to food and water area. I gave that up and to allow nature to run its course, I have borrowed two fertilized eggs from a well know chicken breeder in our area and placed them in her nest. She has accepted them and has been sitting for four days now. She has even plucked more of her feathers to give the eggs more of her body heat.
My question is, will she get out and eat or drink? I have taken her out several days before providing her eggs and she ate and drank. I am able to get her to eat some oats but she will not take water. Should I intervene with providing food? her feathers are looking awful as she is not preening.
If all works out, she will be a surrogate mother to two Americauna chicks on March 5.
What should I do?
Thank you,