Sit'n on the porch

[Grandmas Coop]

Broody Hen what to look for

I noticed last week some splat chicken poo-- Yesterday- This hen -
( when she was small one of the other chickens ripped her comb)

I noticed was just standing in the nesting box , So I went in to have a chat with her, I noticed her comb had some dark tips ( a sign of not happy) I felt her abdomen, no problem, she felt thin, So I set her in front of the feed.

I went back in and from the kitchen window I could see she was back in the box-- Well I have been through this before with the Buff Orphingtons ( they are ALWAYS broody)
the Hens were a year old last May, they have non stop laid eggs and have not molted, SO! they are due for a break.

https://the-chicken-chick.com/broody-breaker-when-hens-mood-to-hatch/
https://the-chicken-chick.com/caring-for-broody-hens-facilitating-egg/



So, here are a few good reads for ya.

Just go out off and on and toss them out of the box for exercise & water. they dont eat much so if you can hand feed them, it wouldn't hurt.

 

[BY Bob]

Broody Hen what to look for
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I noticed last week some splat chicken poo-- Yesterday- This hen -
View attachment 1910237 ( when she was small one of the other chickens ripped her comb)

I noticed was just standing in the nesting box , So I went in to have a chat with her, I noticed her comb had some dark tips ( a sign of not happy) I felt her abdomen, no problem, she felt thin, So I set her in front of the feed.

I went back in and from the kitchen window I could see she was back in the box-- Well I have been through this before with the Buff Orphingtons ( they are ALWAYS broody)
the Hens were a year old last May, they have non stop laid eggs and have not molted, SO! they are due for a break.

https://the-chicken-chick.com/broody-breaker-when-hens-mood-to-hatch/
https://the-chicken-chick.com/caring-for-broody-hens-facilitating-egg/



So, here are a few good reads for ya.

Just go out off and on and toss them out of the box for exercise & water. they dont eat much so if you can hand feed them, it wouldn't hurt.

Wow. Leghorns rarely go broody. That's pretty amazing, poor girl.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Wow. Leghorns rarely go broody. That's pretty amazing, poor girl.

I know! I am watching her close just in case it is something else

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Well, ByBob, she wasnt broody, she wasnt egg bound, she had a sour crop.
I worked on her for the whole day, and she just couldnt hang in there.


She would just stand like this all day and refused to move. I did all of the sour crop things to do.

So, this morning, this hen died.

 

[BY Bob]

I am so sorry to hear that. Sending hugs your way.

 

[drumstick diva]

Oh, that is so sad

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I am so sorry to hear that. Sending hugs your way.

Thanks Bob,, its all part of farm life, but I do love my hens

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Oh, that is so sad

It was,, poor Ziva ( the 11 month puppy) cant figure out why I wont put the hen back in the run.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

California, backyard birds are in
lock down:
Community Chickens

https://newfoodeconomy.org/virulent...S2nhYsgZ0gTmhCvzhTRGPH-jM8JUo7fKmdatfqTtYme08

 

[BY Bob]

California, backyard birds are in
lock down:
Community Chickens

https://newfoodeconomy.org/virulent...S2nhYsgZ0gTmhCvzhTRGPH-jM8JUo7fKmdatfqTtYme08

That is just awful. Very scary.