WHY IS MY HEN ACTING THIS Way?

[NewChickenmama06]

I do hope that if you allow her to hatch chicks you post about it.

While rare for a production breed to go broody it's not impossible. I read about a leghorn hatching chicks out successfully. It can be done!

I have a California White that went broody just once. She would have sat long enough to hatch but I had no fertile eggs to give her.

I certainly look forward to hearing how it goes.

I definitely will and I will include pictures too!

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

I have a Cinnamon Queen broody now...

Shes not bred to be broody...but she's sitting on 4 eggs...imma let her hatch em and be a momma...just to see how it goes...

 

[NewChickenmama06]

Ok, so my hen is sitting at night, but going out with the other chicken's during the day acting like she already had chicks!!

 

[21hens-incharge]

She could be in early stages of brooding or may not progress past doing the partial broody behavior.

Chickens! Always keeping us guessing!

 

[NewChickenmama06]

She has lost her chicken mind lol

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

She has lost her chicken mind lol

They so tend to do that

I slipped 2 more eggs under my Cinnamon Queen. (Less than 48hrs had elapsed since I put the other under her)

She is sitting like a queen

 

[NewChickenmama06]

Now she is still sitting in the nesting box. We put eggs under her, so we'll see. She is literally driving me crazy!

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

They so tend to do that

I slipped 2 more eggs under my Cinnamon Queen. (Less than 48hrs had elapsed since I put the other under her)

She is sitting like a queen

Mine gave up after 4 days. ...friend is finishing the incubation...as I had 30 eggs coming in today to set in my 30 egg incubator