Need help with confusing sapphire gems😩

[Mother of Chaos]

She’s been getting on it and getting off like a freak! When I tried to look under her she just ran off. It’s dark out now and she’s still roosting so I don’t know what’s up? She lays very early, 6-7 am, so it was an odd behavior for her. I know that sapphy hens don’t typically brood but she’s an exception. Normally I wouldn’t care but I’ve been trying to expand my flock before the colder months and my incubator is currently being used for coturnix so I can’t just hatch them unfortunately Any tips on helping her are appreciated!

Maybe she's on her way to going broody.

Everyone hates advice like this, but here it is: be patient, leave her alone, and see what happens. It certainly sounds like she's pre-broody, if that's a term. I'm a bit afraid that if you keep peaking under her on the nest and all that she'll just freak, and not go broody.

 

[justaboy]

Now her sister is being the same way.. These girls are gonna be the death of me

 

[McChooky]

The good thing about an incubator is you can hatch chicks anytime

 

[justaboy]

The good thing about an incubator is you can hatch chicks anytime

You’d think! I’m hatching Coturnix right now so I can’t hatch chicks unfortunately

 

[justaboy]

BTW a little update real quick, she’s sitting on 5 ceramic eggs right now but not actually broody so cross your fingers!

 

[McChooky]

She’s been getting on it and getting off like a freak! When I tried to look under her she just ran off. It’s dark out now and she’s still roosting so I don’t know what’s up? She lays very early, 6-7 am, so it was an odd behavior for her. I know that sapphy hens don’t typically brood but she’s an exception. Normally I wouldn’t care but I’ve been trying to expand my flock before the colder months and my incubator is currently being used for coturnix so I can’t just hatch them unfortunately Any tips on helping her are appreciated!

If she's already been broody once? twice? this year and raised chicks its not likely she'll go broody anytime soon.I've had several hens that weren't broody 'sit on eggs' all day before going to roost

 

[McChooky]

You’d think! I’m hatching Coturnix right now so I can’t hatch chicks unfortunately

My 3 yr old broody hatched chicks last mo.and is molting now. Ideally I wouldn't have let her hatch chicks so close to molting but she's only gone broody once before .These are the first chicks she's ever raised.

 

[justaboy]

If she's already been broody once? twice? this year and raised chicks its not likely she'll go broody anytime soon.I've had several hens that weren't broody 'sit on eggs' all day before going to roost

Yeah, I’ve given up on the broody but I have a post about trying something with my incubator I’d love your opinion on!