No rooster major broody lady

[itspebbl]

If she's very determined, it may be almost impossible to break her, but you can always try the methods listed on this thread. If you want to give her a go at hatching eggs, you could go to your local farmer's market, ask a vendor if they have a rooster in with their hens(if they sell eggs), and if so, buy a dozen a stick them under her. You will likely get several neat mixes.

 

[alexa009]

Is it possible for you to block off the nesting boxes? I'd say give her some eggs to hatch if you don't want to break her of going broody. People are always willing to buy or take chicks.

 

[woodenfarm]

Check your location thead on here, and ask the other Tennessee people. I'm sure somebody could spare an egg or two.

I can not find the location thread in the search

 

[itspebbl]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tennessee.226276/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tennessee-anyone.1228479/page-4

 

[woodenfarm]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tennessee.226276/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tennessee-anyone.1228479/page-4

Thank you

 

[itspebbl]

Happy to help

 

[Chickassan]

If you can't find some this is the best place to get a few. Minimum order is 6 "you can get less but they charge 7 dollars if you do" and with shipping it would cost a little over 20 dollars depending on what you get.https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productlist.a5w?cat=1030

 

[woodenfarm]

A friend a few towns over is going to bring her some hatching eggs Monday.
Do I need to do anything with or for these eggs till I get him and put under her? Heating pad ect.
She slept in the nest lastnight will not leave it even with no eggs under her.
Let's let this girl try to be a mommy

 

[aart]

No heating pad on eggs before giving them to her,
just store them at room temperature(60-80°F) until you give them to her.

Decide where you want her to set and hatch,
and move her there now with some fake eggs.
Moving her well after full dark might be easiest.
I like to partition off part of the coop(~4x4' space) with a floor nest,
so she's not bothered by other hens and new eggs aren't laid in the nest,
but she's still in view of the flock. Good idea to dust her and her nest with permethrin as broodies are susceptible to lice and mite explosions if they can't dust bathe.
She needs enough space to get up and eat, drink, poop(big stinky ones) and stretch her legs.

It may take her a few hours to settle back in,
they don't like change but if she's really broody she'll settle back in pretty quick.
Once she's sitting tight for a day and a night, swap out the fakes for the fertile eggs.

 

[woodenfarm]

No heating pad on eggs before giving them to her,
just store them at room temperature(60-80°F) until you give them to her.

Decide where you want her to set and hatch,
and move her there now with some fake eggs.
Moving her well after full dark might be easiest.
I like to partition off part of the coop(~4x4' space) with a floor nest,
so she's not bothered by other hens and new eggs aren't laid in the nest,
but she's still in view of the flock. Good idea to dust her and her nest with permethrin as broodies are susceptible to lice and mite explosions if they can't dust bathe.
She needs enough space to get up and eat, drink, poop(big stinky ones) and stretch her legs.

It may take her a few hours to settle back in,
they don't like change but if she's really broody she'll settle back in pretty quick.
Once she's sitting tight for a day and a night, swap out the fakes for the fertile eggs.

Do you have to remove her from the flock? She has the one nest and will let other go in a lay eggs as soon as one pops one out she pushes that chicken on and lays back down on the eggs.
I was thinking about marking the hatching eggs.