Trying to make a chicken broody! Help!

[Krosfyre9838]

Hey again guys! I'm looking to hatch out some more blue Cochin chicks. I'm trying to encourage one of my blue Cochins to go broody and hatch out some babies for me! She has already gone broody once so she knows what she's doing. And also, it's summer time here in Florida, so I know it's about the time she should be going broody. How should I encourage her to go broody? I have five eggs in the nesting boxes at the moment to try and have her go broody but it's not working very well. Thank you guys!

Did she go broody again? How old is she? Care to post a picture?

 

[Krosfyre9838]

I looked in a while ago and she's back on the nest. She has been in and out of the nest box, hasn't left for long yet. My concern is should I put these eggs back out in the nest? or should I just leave these in the incubator and let her have the choice to sit on the 3 she's sitting on today and see what happens? My biggest concern is she leaves the nest, which she might she has a tenancy to do what the rest of the flock is doing.... How long is to long to be away? I'm sure her choosing the roost over the nest is not good for the eggs.

 

[BDutch]

I looked in a while ago and she's back on the nest. She has been in and out of the nest box, hasn't left for long yet. My concern is should I put these eggs back out in the nest? or should I just leave these in the incubator and let her have the choice to sit on the 3 she's sitting on today and see what happens? My biggest concern is she leaves the nest, which she might she has a tenancy to do what the rest of the flock is doing.... How long is to long to be away? I'm sure her choosing the roost over the nest is not good for the eggs.

good job!

I would leave the eggs in the incubator for a while. Only if she is committed for 3 three days I would trust her to give her the eggs again.