Mar 11, 2008 #1 internationalfarmer In the Brooder 12 Years Sep 25, 2007 81 0 39 hagerstown,maryland what does it meen when hens go broody? god i feel like i should know this lol!!
Mar 11, 2008 #2 LinckHillPoultry Songster 12 Years Jan 17, 2008 1,676 5 181 Pennsylvania it means she will start sitting on eggs to hatch them.
Mar 11, 2008 Thread starter #3 internationalfarmer In the Brooder 12 Years Sep 25, 2007 81 0 39 hagerstown,maryland thank you!! if i dont have a roo then i wont have to worry about fertilized eggs right??
Mar 11, 2008 #4 hypnofrogstevie chick magnet 16 Years Jul 12, 2007 7,368 44 436 Newport, MI right. only a roo can fertilize them
Mar 11, 2008 #5 Kaneke Songster 12 Years Jan 9, 2008 1,691 7 173 between Yelm and McKenna you won't have to worry about fertilized eggs, but if your hen goes broody she will stop laying ... actually some BYC-ers will envy you because broody hens tend to have a better hatch rate than incubators ...
you won't have to worry about fertilized eggs, but if your hen goes broody she will stop laying ... actually some BYC-ers will envy you because broody hens tend to have a better hatch rate than incubators ...