trying to make my silkie hatch eggs for me, she WONT sit on the eggs!!!!!!!!!!

[Poultrybonkers]

If its 2 and never gone broody...odds are it never will also if she stopped laying she most likely gonna be molting is why

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I just want her to hatch them, I don't really WANT chicks but I could definitely use them to replace some of my older hens. So it's not worth buying an incubator for, I just love watching nature happen, kinda like seeing a mama doe and a fawn in the woods, I love how the mother protects and provides for her young, I just like it.

Let me clue you in a little hon...

A hen who didn't sit on and hatch chicks (or gone broody and had chicks SNUCK under her) would likely kill EVERY chick that came peeping towards her. Sadly nature is brutal!

Also, you put another hen is so your unbroody hen wouldn't be lonely. Broody's aren't lonely, they isolate for a reason and would likely be a major hag to any other hen in the vicinity making life a living hell.

If you don't really want chicks.. so it isn't worth buying an incubator, it also isn't worth letting a hen sit for 21+ days and lose condition where they actually start to shake either.

I get what you're saying about how cool it is to see the hunky dory side of nature! But you are misled right now.

It's nice that you have the idea... how about getting on board with reality? Sorry for the harsh words. It's just funny that you (like many of us) are ONLY hearing what you WANT to.

I don't mean to be ugly... BYC is a great place for great information and we are all friends here... most of us being super passionate about the animals we keep and just trying to share our experiences with others.

That being said, MANY of us disagree on how to do things... and that's OK!

I'm being sincere here... when I tell you, You are barking up the wrong tree and what you have going on isn't going to have the nature outcome you are hoping for... RIGHT NOW. Maybe next season... You didn't answer how long you've had her. If you just got her, maybe she isn't laying because she just got broke from being broody (and excessive broodiness is the reason they let her go) and it takes a couple weeks to return to lay still. See, there are so many possibilities. Maybe she WILL go broody after she lays her next 3 eggs like my girls do, EVERY time!

@bobbi-j Tell that whole story about day length shortening to the 3 hens I have in the breaker right now and try to be convincing! And I'm at the CA/OR border... which seems pretty far north to me. No artificial light. It's in the genes, I guess. They really are good girls, and great broody's... if you never want to hatch one of THEIR eggs since they never lay because they are always broody.

Still, best wishes for you and your birds @Thebossbaby!

 

[Thebossbaby]

Ok, so, I FINALLY GOT A BROODY HEN. But here is the best part, she is one that wasn't even in my mind of being able to go broody, but my ameraucana gen just went broody and she sits on the nest a lot, but, people say the hen will bite if she is broody but when I open up the coop she runs of the nest. However, when she is out she is very fluffy and keeps her wings out a little. I am going to try and move here tonight to a different coop, will she sit on the new best or will she stop brooding? If she stops brooding I'm just going to cry, cause I've wanted a broody for months

 

[Thebossbaby]

Does anybody have any helpful tips?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Move her and give her eggs then.....do not disturb her at all disturbing them will end up with broken eggs or busted aircells

 

[bobbi-j]

Ok, so, I FINALLY GOT A BROODY HEN. But here is the best part, she is one that wasn't even in my mind of being able to go broody, but my ameraucana gen just went broody and she sits on the nest a lot, but, people say the hen will bite if she is broody but when I open up the coop she runs of the nest. However, when she is out she is very fluffy and keeps her wings out a little. I am going to try and move here tonight to a different coop, will she sit on the new best or will she stop brooding? If she stops brooding I'm just going to cry, cause I've wanted a broody for months

Hard to say. Every chicken is different, and the only way you'll know how yours will react is to go ahead and give it a try.

I've had it turn out well, and I've had it go badly. How long has she been broody? Has she been on the nest all night for at least two or three nights, as well as all day? If she's not spending the night on the nest, she's not truly broody. When you go in the coop and she runs off, does she come right back after you leave? Do you have fake eggs, golf balls, or even some egg-sized and shaped rocks to put under her for a few days to make sure she's dedicated? I'd do that before giving her any eggs.

 

[The Angry Hen]

Hi,

She will go broody when/if it is in her instinct, I agree with any post that talks about it having to do with hormones. If she gets the instinct, she will possibly sit on the eggs.

Most of us have a broody hen, then buy the eggs. I would suggest using an incubator until one goes broody, or follow though with the incubator if one doesn't go broody.

I really hope I made this clear and helpful. I wish you the best of luck on achieving your goal. Good luck, God bless.

Sincerely
-The Angry Hen

P.S

You are fairly new, so welcome to Backyard chickens too.

 

[The Angry Hen]

Ok, so, I FINALLY GOT A BROODY HEN. But here is the best part, she is one that wasn't even in my mind of being able to go broody, but my ameraucana gen just went broody and she sits on the nest a lot, but, people say the hen will bite if she is broody but when I open up the coop she runs of the nest. However, when she is out she is very fluffy and keeps her wings out a little. I am going to try and move here tonight to a different coop, will she sit on the new best or will she stop brooding? If she stops brooding I'm just going to cry, cause I've wanted a broody for months

Okay, sorry... I did not see this post when I posted the last one. She will most likely stay broody. If God wants her to have babies... Then she will stay broody.

A trick to try is put a nice herb, thyme, lavender, mint something edible by her side. That way the scent draws her in. Make sure no hens are around her.

If chicks hatch, you don't want them having the "adult" roomates. This leads to death... SO I strongly suggest separation where chicks can see the others.

-The Angry Hen

P.S

Glad you got a broody hen!

 

[Thebossbaby]

She spends all day and all night in the nest, she gets off about 5 times a day and, yes, she returns after about 5 minutes after I scare her. And, like I said, she walks around real Buffy and big so she is broody

 

[The Angry Hen]

She spends all day and all night in the nest, she gets off about 5 times a day and, yes, she returns after about 5 minutes after I scare her. And, like I said, she walks around real Buffy and big so she is broody

Yes, chances are she will stay broody. Sorry if I missed it-
How long has she been broody?

-The Angry Hen