My poor Speckled Sussex :-(

[woodmort]

She's gone broody and I don't want or need chicks at this time of year so she is trying to incubate 3 Titlists. I could use some new golf balls though, so I'll let you know how this works out.

 

[Amyable]

Good luck to your hen. I've never seen baby golf balls. Are they the size of peas or BB's?

 

[7&8]

Funny! You could really enjoy your retirement if she hatches those things out...

I have a LF Barred Rock who went broody a few days ago. I'm done with chicks for the year. And, speaking in golf terms, the only two hens of laying age besides her played through. Each made a birdie, landing their balls, er, eggs, in the broody nest. With the broody in it. After a fashion, the broody hen was quite pleased. The eggs are in the fridge now.

Good luck with yours; I'm not sure what's going to become of mine...

 

[cherylcohen]

I'd kick her out of the nest, take the balls away and continue to kick her out of the nest or put her in another pen where there isn't a nest box.

Sitting on golf balls will just continue her broodiness

 

[Elphaba2140]

LOL. I have a Buff Brahma (bantam) that has been sitting since July!! I cannot tell you the number of times I have been bitten. She has been working on a purple marble carved egg. I think it's a quitter.

but she won't give it up.

 

[7&8]

Hmmm, now I'm curious.

Why give the hens something to sit on if you don't want them sitting?

 

[woodmort]

7&8 :

Hmmm, now I'm curious.

Why give the hens something to sit on if you don't want them sitting?

I really don't care as I'm taking 10 - 12 dozen eggs to the food bank each week so one egg a day less isn't going to bother me. The golf balls, BTW, were in the nest before she started--I have 8 nesting boxes all with a couple of golf ball in them so the rest of the birds have plenty of laying places. One thing is that she is very gentle--I just lift her up to take any eggs left there by the other hens and let her settle back down on her "eggs".​