Rare, mythical creature in my poultry pen (broody white leghorn).

[Redhead Rae]

You guys...

I just found a rare and mythical creature in my poultry pen this evening.

I... have a broody..... white..... leghorn.....

It isn't even one of my leghorn crosses. This is one of my pure leghorns. Weird right?


I'm wondering if I should give her some incubator chicks or eggs to hatch herself.

 

[Kessel23]

Wow that is pretty rare, I have never had a broody WL before. I have a broody Red sex link right now which I think is pretty rare but WL is unheard of for me lol.

 

[Kessel23]

My RSL set 12 eggs, I candled them and only 3 still look good, they are actually scheduled to hatch tomorrow so we will see what happens when you let a production hen set eggs.

 

[lazy gardener]

You really wanna break tradition: give her a dozen Trader Joe's eggs!!!

 

[sourland]

As a kid (Yeah a long time ago) I worked at an egg farm up the hill from us. They had a breaking pen for broody birds. At almost all times there were several hens in there - white leghorns. It happens, or at least it did back then.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I have a Buff Orp who hatched eggs and adopted 4 extra chicks last week.

I have another Buff Orp who has been broodyish for the last few weeks but I didn't have a place to settle her. I have her 4 incubator babies today and she is happy.

I have a Dark Cornish on her own eggs which are due next weekend

AND I have a Dominique and the WL that are going broody.

 

[Chickncrzylady]

I had a hatchery white leghorn that went broody . She hatched 11 the first time and was a great momma.

 

[Redhead Rae]

You really wanna break tradition: give her a dozen Trader Joe's eggs!!!

I'd give her chocolate Orp eggs but my Roo isn't doing his job so well. I think a butt fluff trim on him and the girls might be in order.

 

[4 Georgia Hens]

You really wanna break tradition: give her a dozen Trader Joe's eggs!!!

Are Trader Joe’s eggs fertile??? I will get some if so!

 

[lazy gardener]

They are only fertile if so marked on the box.