We have a broody...now?

[cherrynberry]

Hmmmm. Idk. Is she a constant egg eater? Or did this only happen once?

Just this once, on the first day of being broody, afterwards, she no longer ate the eggs.

 

[cherrynberry]

I just had a momma hatch out 2 babies today! It is so sweet the bond between momma and her babies.

Pictures? What do you do with the roosters?

 

[turkey girl 0964]

Pictures? What do you do with the roosters?

We butcher them. No one around here wants to buy 3 roosters.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

Just this once, on the first day of being broody, afterwards, she no longer ate the eggs.

I think she will be fine. Maybe someone else more knowledgeable will pop in.

 

[cherrynberry]

We butcher them. No one around here wants to buy 3 roosters.

Oh...that’s what I worry about...I hope someone around here will take roosters. My dad is up to butcher though...

 

[cherrynberry]

I think she will be fine. Maybe someone else more knowledgeable will pop in.

We have decided to let her sit on 2 additional eggs 2 days ago, and we are going to raise the other eggs in the incubator...hopefully all goes well! We have decided to rehome the roosters once identified and to butcher (my dad has agreed) the rest that cannot be rehomed within 4-5 months...

 

[turkey girl 0964]

We have decided to let her sit on 2 additional eggs 2 days ago, and we are going to raise the other eggs in the incubator...hopefully all goes well! We have decided to rehome the roosters once identified and to butcher (my dad has agreed) the rest that cannot be rehomed within 4-5 months...

Sounds like a plan!

 

[cherrynberry]

Sounds like a plan!

She is such a good mama so far, she has NEVER left the nest on her own, so I take her out, she eats and drinks as well as takes dust bathes, and then goes right back within 10 minutes, she is taking about 15 minute breaks everyday with me bringing her out of her nest 2 times a day. I will be candling the eggs 2 days from now!!! Hope they are fertile!!

 

[turkey girl 0964]

She is such a good mama so far, she has NEVER left the nest on her own, so I take her out, she eats and drinks as well as takes dust bathes, and then goes right back within 10 minutes, she is taking about 15 minute breaks everyday with me bringing her out of her nest 2 times a day. I will be candling the eggs 2 days from now!!! Hope they are fertile!!

How do you KNOW she doesn't leave the nest box???? Do you have a cam out?

 

[cherrynberry]

How do you KNOW she doesn't leave the nest box???? Do you have a cam out?

I mean...your right, she may be coming out, but I check on her quite a lot (at least 5-6 times a day) and I assume broody hens are supposed to come out in the morning to eat and drink and poop...I feed them and give them water in the morning (they don’t have it at night), but she does not leave to eat. I stay for about 10 minutes. And when I bring her out of the nest (2 times a day), she always goes immediately to the food after she overcomes her grouchiness, and drinks a lot of water. And she also has a massive poop. I just feel like she should be out more...but I may be wrong with doing this...maybe I should set up a camera? Yeah I will for tomorrow. I will see if she does leave the nest at all. How many times should a normal broody hen leave the nest to excercise? I don’t want the flock to forget her and have her become unhealthy (so far she seems okay, although she did pluck her feathers under her) - I know it’s normal...but yeah