I have my first broody!!! One of my speckled Sussex has been missing for 4-5 days. I would see her then she would disappear and wasn't in the coop at night for head count. I last saw her two days ago and then she was gone again. Today I followed her and found her nest.
The only problem with her being broody is that I don't have a rooster so her sitting is pointless. So my question is, should I take her away from the nest and lock her up until she snaps out of it or can I get some hatching eggs and let her hatch.
Is it too late in the year to hatch? If not who HAS SOME EGGS I can sneak under her?
@Book , that would be awesome! I'd love to get maybe 3 or 4 maran eggs and 2 mixes. Message me and I'll give you my number and we can meet up.
Robo, you are a nut....anyway, if I were to keep a rooster, I would pick according to what I wanted to breed and if the rooster is nice. I would definitely get rid of any rooster that shows signs of aggression towards people. Then, I would decide what I would like to breed in the future. For me, I am interested in all the different colored eggs. I have hens from all different breeds and get eggs that are all shades of greens, blues, pinkish, browns, off whites and white. I sell my eggs and people are fascinated by the different colors. Anyway, so for me, I would want a rooster with some fun colored egg genes. (Or, if I want olive eggers and have lots of blue/green egg layers, I would want to use a dark brown gened rooster like a Marans) If you are interested in eating your chickens, you may want to keep the rooster that is the largest. If you are breeding a certain breed, you would want to check for the "standards" for that breed and keep only the roosters that are the closest to the standards. You don't want to use a rooster that has any defects or hereditary problems. (curled toes or the wrong comb for that breed)
