Wanting Cochin Bantam to go broody

[NewcoopNewpoop]

I recently got a 6 month~ish bantam cochin. They said she was already laying. She had been in with a cochin roo. Got her sunday, she aborted a thin shelled egg on the roost monday or tuesday and laid a nice egg on thursday.
I want to see if mayyybe its fertile so i left it in the nest. Is it possible she will go broody if I leave her to it?

 

[sourland]

She may, but 6 months old is young even for a cochin. There is more of a likelihood that she will take a break in her laying cycle due to the stress of moving to a new home.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

She may, but 6 months old is young even for a cochin. There is more of a likelihood that she will take a break in her laying cycle due to the stress of moving to a new home.

How long should i give it??

 

[TheChickenGirl16]

I recently got a 6 month~ish bantam cochin. They said she was already laying. She had been in with a cochin roo. Got her sunday, she aborted a thin shelled egg on the roost monday or tuesday and laid a nice egg on thursday.
I want to see if mayyybe its fertile so i left it in the nest. Is it possible she will go broody if I leave her to it?

I would definitely recommend not leaving eggs out over night as this can attract predators, risk her eating it, or it getting broken.
I always put fake eggs in the boxes to entice them to set, and only trade them out for real ones once I’m sure they’re broody.

6 months is young for a chicken to go broody.
Besides, broody season is pretty much over. If she were to hatch chicks, they wouldn’t lay until Spring, and -having already lived through their first Winter, at a young age- will molt next year.

But, with a Bantam Cochin on your hands, I will give you a she will go broody come March or April!

 

[angc11]

If it helps anecdotally, one of my cochin bantams went broody at 23 weeks, just two weeks after laying her first ever egg. She's been hardcore broody for a full 4.5 weeks now and has been impossible to break. I also have another cochin bantam that went broody at 6 months and has been full on broody for two weeks (also trying to break her to no avail). Another cochin bantam is 6.5 months old and currently dabbling in broodiness. So it is definitely possible, but this is my first experience with cochins so I'm not sure if it's the norm for the breed or possibly I just have very precocious ladies

 

[SnackMeat]

At the very least I would put the egg in an incubator to test for fertility. She may lay eggs while still fertile, 1-3 weeks and it wouldn't be a bad idea to test anyway. She can continue to lay eggs. It would be safest to use an incubator anyway because laying eggs, brooding, and being a good mom are three things that I would expect from a newly laying pullet. Not that it's impossible. Just, if you really want to hatch fertile eggs, why take the risk?

 

[SnackMeat]

If it helps anecdotally, one of my cochin bantams went broody at 23 weeks, just two weeks after laying her first ever egg. She's been hardcore broody for a full 4.5 weeks now and has been impossible to break. I also have another cochin bantam that went broody at 6 months and has been full on broody for two weeks (also trying to break her to no avail). Another cochin bantam is 6.5 months old and currently dabbling in broodiness. So it is definitely possible, but this is my first experience with cochins so I'm not sure if it's the norm for the breed or possibly I just have very precocious ladies

You may have already done this, but I feel like I only read one person really get into the details:

I don't know who it was who said it but they said with soaking they really had to focus on chilling the breast muscles as high up as possible in water. Something about the temperature and broody hormones (which people break with broody jail.)

Whether it's hot enough for you to do 15-20 min nearly neck high in a bin, and then set free, or you blow dry her (maybe leaving her breast muscle area a little damp,) that's what I would do, mainly just to see if it works.

Luckily, if/when mine gets broody, it looks like fall/winter will be the start versus trying to break them in 103*+ weather to try to save their life from overheating.

 

[ChickenChick46]

If it helps anecdotally, one of my cochin bantams went broody at 23 weeks, just two weeks after laying her first ever egg. She's been hardcore broody for a full 4.5 weeks now and has been impossible to break. I also have another cochin bantam that went broody at 6 months and has been full on broody for two weeks (also trying to break her to no avail). Another cochin bantam is 6.5 months old and currently dabbling in broodiness. So it is definitely possible, but this is my first experience with cochins so I'm not sure if it's the norm for the breed or possibly I just have very precocious ladies

"Dabbling in broodiness" made me laugh!

My oldest bantam cochin lady is only 8 weeks and my youngest is just 3 weeks. So I've got zero experience with broodiness. But, I've read so very many stories here of people with their broody cochins! I think it's definitely a breed trait to go broody early and often.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

I recently got a 6 month~ish bantam cochin. They said she was already laying. She had been in with a cochin roo. Got her sunday, she aborted a thin shelled egg on the roost monday or tuesday and laid a nice egg on thursday.
I want to see if mayyybe its fertile so i left it in the nest. Is it possible she will go broody if I leave her to it?

I'm not sure the presence of the egg will make a bird go broody?
I have some pullets who have gone broody, and that behavior doesn't seem to depend on an egg being present.

If you're just curious -if- the egg is fertile, you can incubate it yourself for a few days and candle it to check for development.

First eggs aren't ideal for hatching. They might not have formed correctly, and they won't be their full size so any potential chick could be extra fragile.

If she does go broody in the future, I'm sure you could find some local hatching eggs to put under her.

If you haven't already planned for cockerels, you'll need to.

 

[angc11]

You may have already done this, but I feel like I only read one person really get into the details:

I don't know who it was who said it but they said with soaking they really had to focus on chilling the breast muscles as high up as possible in water. Something about the temperature and broody hormones (which people break with broody jail.)

Whether it's hot enough for you to do 15-20 min nearly neck high in a bin, and then set free, or you blow dry her (maybe leaving her breast muscle area a little damp,) that's what I would do, mainly just to see if it works.

Luckily, if/when mine gets broody, it looks like fall/winter will be the start versus trying to break them in 103*+ weather to try to save their life from overheating.

This is a good tip!! I've dipped some broody seabrights in cold water to good results so I should try with the cochins too (I always hesitated to put them in water because of their mass of butt feathers). But I need to do something for the cochin that has been faithfully sitting for 4.5 weeks. She's so angry every time I pull her off the nest to make sure she eats and drinks