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Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Barnyard, Feb 24, 2008.

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  1. Feb 24, 2008 #1
    Barnyard

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    that I would have 2 hens go broody within 2 weeks of each other? Sure enough I go out to the coop this morning and Mable is broody as ever. The only thing wrong with that is she is sitting on a wooden egg [​IMG] [​IMG] poor thang. So I guess I will take the next egg laid today and stick it under her little butt and see what happens!! I never thought that I would have to deal with broodiness this soon. These girls have only been laying for a month or 2 . GUess I was wrong.
     
  2. Feb 24, 2008 #2
    silkiechicken

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    Nice! You have hens that go broody in a REASONABLE time of year!!! At least it's warming up not cooling down! Don't forget to mark that egg with a pencil so you know when it is due and so nobody picks it up or it gets mixed with new ones.
     
  3. Feb 24, 2008 #3
    Barnyard

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    So far so good. Everyone knows that we have a broody that is sitting on a nest and they don't mess with her. So far the other chickens have left her alone too.[​IMG]

    I have marked the egg. I am glad she decided to lay now and not in the freezing cold.

    Thanks for the advice.
     

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