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I have 2 Wheaten Ameraucana. They are almost always together. They were both super sweet until I hatched chicks. Then the larger of the 2 took it upon herself to make chick life miserable. Luckily she's calmed some but definitely takes no sh!t from the younger birds.
My little Banty Cochin is the sweetest little lady. I got her as a small friend to a b. cochin cross I have. (They don't hang out.) I guess it's a good excuse to get another banty once I move. :D
 
Sassysouth said:
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Are you referring to me?

Oh just "poor Dory" one of my buffs just wants to be broody
All. The. Dang. Time.

I feel sorry for her.
Last time I broke her in a little dog crate by bringing her inside and posting her next to an air conditioning floor vent.

Now the weather is cold so I can't bring her inside. I don't want her to get sick from coming into the warm house.

She's currently in the crate on the back porch. Perfectly satisfied mind you.

If I take away the nesting boxes she just pancakes on the floor of the coop.
When I evict her and lock up the coop, she just paces outside and three of the others torture her.

I hate having to divide the flock (of 6) but I think I'll have to do that for the next few days.
(Interestingly, the other 2 buffs never pick on her)

Other than that I'm out of ideas.

Suggestions?
 
FlyingNunFarm said:
I have 2 Wheaten Ameraucana. They are almost always together. They were both super sweet until I hatched chicks. Then the larger of the 2 took it upon herself to make chick life miserable. Luckily she's calmed some but definitely takes no sh!t from the younger birds.
My little Banty Cochin is the sweetest little lady. I got her as a small friend to a b. cochin cross I have. (They don't hang out.) I guess it's a good excuse to get another banty once I move. :D
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This is exactly what I worry about! My child wants a new chicken, I told her no b/c you can't introduce just one new chicken, plus it's winter and only going to get colder. Then I'm thinking well, if someone goes broody then we'll see what we get, BUT then I worry that they won't accept the babies. I guess I'll deal with it when it comes to pass. I'm kinda hoping we don't get a broody, but also kinda hoping we do. Plus I don't want to deal with any boys I might get. Then I think maybe I can have a coop of just boys, but I really don't want that. I think if they were nice then someone might want them, but as it is now there's a 50/50 chance the father would be a leghorn or bantam BBOE. Willie is with them the most, but when Odin gets to mingle he fertilizes everyone he can catch. I wonder how that works.. like after a hen is fertilized, how long will she lay fertilized eggs.
 
staceyj said:
Are you referring to me?

Oh just "poor Dory" one of my buffs just wants to be broody
All. The. Dang. Time.

I feel sorry for her.
Last time I broke her in a little dog crate by bringing her inside and posting her next to an air conditioning floor vent.

Now the weather is cold so I can't bring her inside. I don't want her to get sick from coming into the warm house.

She's currently in the crate on the back porch. Perfectly satisfied mind you.

If I take away the nesting boxes she just pancakes on the floor of the coop.
When I evict her and lock up the coop, she just paces outside and three of the others torture her.

I hate having to divide the flock (of 6) but I think I'll have to do that for the next few days.
(Interestingly, the other 2 buffs never pick on her)

Other than that I'm out of ideas.

Suggestions?
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I read somewhere (maybe from someone on this post even) that they stuck a bag of frozen peas under their broody. Could be anything though, ziplock baggie of ice, snow if you got it.. just keep changing it out so it stays cold.
 
staceyj said:
Sorry the picture is fuzzy!

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Olive extract 2x HPUS
Calendula 3x HPUS

Inactive ingredients:
Oxygenated olive oil
Pure essential lavender oil

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I thought it looked interesting.
Free samples at my pharmacy.
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It's a homeopathic ointment. I use Arnica cream all the time on bruises. I also use standard homeopathic remedies on just about everything.
 
apryl29 said:
This is exactly what I worry about! My child wants a new chicken, I told her no b/c you can't introduce just one new chicken, plus it's winter and only going to get colder. Then I'm thinking well, if someone goes broody then we'll see what we get, BUT then I worry that they won't accept the babies. I guess I'll deal with it when it comes to pass. I'm kinda hoping we don't get a broody, but also kinda hoping we do. Plus I don't want to deal with any boys I might get. Then I think maybe I can have a coop of just boys, but I really don't want that. I think if they were nice then someone might want them, but as it is now there's a 50/50 chance the father would be a leghorn or bantam BBOE. Willie is with them the most, but when Odin gets to mingle he fertilizes everyone he can catch. I wonder how that works.. like after a hen is fertilized, how long will she lay fertilized eggs.
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The standard response is that the eggs will probably be good to hatch for 7 days at most. You can get fertile eggs for up to 21 days, but that decreases over that time. If you want hatching eggs, I would try to put your rooster with your hens as much as possible for 3-5 days and then start collecting eggs.
 
apryl29 said:
This is exactly what I worry about! My child wants a new chicken, I told her no b/c you can't introduce just one new chicken, plus it's winter and only going to get colder. Then I'm thinking well, if someone goes broody then we'll see what we get, BUT then I worry that they won't accept the babies. I guess I'll deal with it when it comes to pass. I'm kinda hoping we don't get a broody, but also kinda hoping we do. Plus I don't want to deal with any boys I might get. Then I think maybe I can have a coop of just boys, but I really don't want that. I think if they were nice then someone might want them, but as it is now there's a 50/50 chance the father would be a leghorn or bantam BBOE. Willie is with them the most, but when Odin gets to mingle he fertilizes everyone he can catch. I wonder how that works.. like after a hen is fertilized, how long will she lay fertilized eggs.
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I think it is about 2 weeks.
 
Also, there is less concern about integration with a mama and babies than their are just babies. I put my broodies in a 5x5 PVC run with her own food and water with a nestbox tote inside the main run. She can see and hear the rest of the flock, and they can see and hear her so she doesn't lose her place in the flock. Once the babies hatch, I keep them in the run for a week and then I start letting them out with the main flock. At first, it is only for an hour or two before dark when I can watch and make sure nothing happens and I slowly start releasing them earlier to where my 12 week chicks are only confined long enough for them to get a decent breakfast down before we release them.
 
That was my ding dong that had to sit on frozen stuff! Took two days and i got a really good chance to get all the frost out of the freezer.
apryl29 said:
I read somewhere (maybe from someone on this post even) that they stuck a bag of frozen peas under their broody. Could be anything though, ziplock baggie of ice, snow if you got it.. just keep changing it out so it stays cold.
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