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[ronott1]

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

Bama, give her a couple of chicks for two or three days and then take them from her. It is the chicks that make them move to mothering. It is a hormone change.

 

[bamadude]

Bama, give her a couple of chicks for two or three days and then take them from her. It is the chicks that make them move to mothering. It is a hormone change.

I think she may be too small to protect them. Idk. There are some big buff brahma hens demon silkies, and a white houdan cockeral in that pen too.

 

[ronott1]

I think she may be too small to protect them. Idk. There are some big buff brahma hens demon silkies, and a white houdan cockeral in that pen too.

Move her to a pet carrier or kennel, see if she will take the chicks and lock her in. Sometimes moving a broody is enough and sometimes just letting them see the chicks will break them.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Thanks for posting the bee house.

 

[perchie.girl]

Thanks for posting the bee house.

I love the idea myself.... Here where it gets very hot having bees in the heat I would expect to be a big concern.... They would work for that as well with some modifications.


deb

 

[bamadude]

Move her to a pet carrier or kennel, see if she will take the chicks and lock her in. Sometimes moving a broody is enough and sometimes just letting them see the chicks will break them.

Thank you. If these were not chicks from shipped eggs I would probably let her have a few. Im scared she would kill them. She is super dumb. She is the dumbest chicken on earth.

 

[drumstick diva]

Bama you could give her a couple Trader Joes fertile eggs.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I think the problem here might be the house gets warm, they leave and then freeze.

 

[bamadude]

My idea today was to just lock her out of the coop. As long as she is eating and drinking, I feel a little better.
We had chicks hatching all night. I got up at 1:30 AM and 5:00 AM leg banding and moving chicks to the brooder.
I usually wake up before

 

[ronott1]

Thank you. If these were not chicks from shipped eggs I would probably let her have a few. Im scared she would kill them. She is super dumb. She is the dumbest chicken on earth.

I understand. I would just let her see them supervised--sometimes that is all it takes to break a broody. I have two to break now.

Another way is to set up a "broody" box--a wire bottom cage will work. You hang it off of the ground a couple of feet and leave the broody in it for a couple of days.