Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 
- Sep 4, 2012
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My chickens were doing fine. I had about six laying hens starting to lay well. Then i bought some more chickens to butcher for later, they ranged from one to three months old. Then my laying hens got sick about 2 weeks after introducing the new chickens. I gave them antibiotics in there water and they finally got better. Laying has stoped sence they have gotten sick. About 1 months later still no eggs two off the young meat birds i bought got sick and died i think one broke here neck and the other had a swollen comb. Now about 2 months later my laying hens are getting sick again. I think that the birds I bought are carriers of a disease and are infecting my laying hens. What Do You Think? It cost about 30$ to send a chicken off to get tested plus shipping and right now that is worth more than my whole flock.
