The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

Ok now I got curious... I wanted to see how a Bee house worked

awesome ideas

deb

 

[drumstick diva]

wow some investment for the buildings but, I do think it would be more attractive to "Bee poachers."

 

[bamadude]

Can I break a broody by locking her out of the coop during the day?

 

[drumstick diva]

I doubt it, she will probably make a new nest under some bushes, and sit on rocks or nothing and try to hatch them.

 

[dsqard]

Dude I have accidentally broken broodies in these two ways. One, I gave them their own brooding box. They hated it and ran away as soon as I let them out of the box. Two, gave them eggs for a couple of weeks and then those rotten kids broke them. The broodies just assumed they had hatched the eggs and left the nests after that. Letting them sit on golf balls all summer does NOT work. Just sayin'...

 

[perchie.girl]

Dude I have accidentally broken broodies in these two ways. One, I gave them their own brooding box. They hated it and ran away as soon as I let them out of the box. Two, gave them eggs for a couple of weeks and then those rotten kids broke them. The broodies just assumed they had hatched the eggs and left the nests after that. Letting them sit on golf balls all summer does NOT work. Just sayin'...

Oooh how about swapping the eggs for shells.... making her think they hatched...

deb

 

[Alaskan]

@perchie.girl i looked ALL OVER for photos of bee houses! Could find any! You really are the queen of research!

 

[perchie.girl]

@perchie.girl i looked ALL OVER for photos of bee houses! Could find any! You really are the queen of research!

LOL... By the way they look to be an awesome solution for wet and or snowy climates. You could gently heat the whole house for winter... just to help take the stress off.

Just a light bulb and one of those temperature cubes that switch it on when it gets below 40 degrees. I know how you are about wiring... but If you use conduit and protect the wires.

deb

 

[bamadude]

Dude I have accidentally broken broodies in these two ways. One, I gave them their own brooding box. They hated it and ran away as soon as I let them out of the box. Two, gave them eggs for a couple of weeks and then those rotten kids broke them. The broodies just assumed they had hatched the eggs and left the nests after that. Letting them sit on golf balls all summer does NOT work. Just sayin'...

Thanks. Yeah I had a brahma die last year by us waiting for her to stop being broody on her own.

 

[bamadude]

Oooh how about swapping the eggs for shells....  making her think they hatched...

deb

Interesting idea. I do have some eggs hatching in the bator. I may chunk em in the nest box she has been on