broody hen

  1. PlentifulPrairie

    Hen hatching out eggs - need advice

    Hi my broody buff orphington is sitting on eggs. I've been candling them through the process. This is my 2nd time doing this. There are some eggs that are probably 4 days apart, I have 6 total all seem to be fertilized and growing (seem, I'm new to this!). My question should I do anything...
  2. H

    Newly broody Turkey and almost to lockdown eggs.

    So I have a 2 year old black Spanish hen that has just gone broody within the last couple of days. We do not have a tom anymore for fertile Turkey eggs to hatch and I have an incubator full of eggs due to hatch this Saturday (5 days away). If she just went broody, is it too soon to put chicken...
  3. LyddieB

    Letting broody hen hatch her eggs

    This will be our first time letting one of our broody hens hatch out her eggs, so I have a few questions if anyone can help answer. Do we separate the hen from the flock when her eggs hatch? How long does she stay/help raise (with) the chicks? How long before she is laying eggs again? Thank all...
  4. ravensravelry

    Broody hatching advice

    Hello! I have a silkie hen that has been broody over a clutch for just over a week now. I'm checking every day to make sure no one has hatched(I know hatch date is 21-26 days but I'm making sure 😂), but this leads me to my question; when they do hatch, is it better to take them out into a...
  5. D

    Help broody mama left her nest overnight after 28 days, should I try incubating eggs?!

    Hi everyone! My mallard duck has been broody for 28 days and yesterday into last night she seems to be done being broody and abandoned the eggs. It got down to about 50°f last night. Would that be too cold to try to salvage the eggs and attempt to hatch them in the incubator? Thank you
    • donahuefamilyfarm
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    • broody hen ducklings hatching eggs help incubating mallard duck mallard hen
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. O

    Successful Chick Adoption 🥰

    Just wanted to share my new mama Marguerite and how getting her to adopt some babies went. She went broody for the first time a few weeks ago and we just happened to have new babies coming from McMurray in exactly 21 days so we thought we’d try to get her to adopt the new layers. We weren’t able...
  7. A

    Is my coop too high for baby chicks?

    My blue Cochin, Petunia, has been broody for about 2 weeks and I plan to give her some chicks in a few days. She has been brooding in a nesting box in the coop. The coop is about 3 feet off the ground. I can put a lot of straw on the ground, so would that help their descent? Do you think they...
  8. K

    Should I take newborn chicks away from broody hen?

    Hi there! I have four eggs under my Silkie naked neck hen. I have her in the laying box and put a separating wall away from the rest of the flock. She hatched one yesterday and I moved the chick to a brooder box inside. Now she has hatched two more, so one more egg to hatch. I have read that...
  9. Cloverr39

    Help me with my school project! (Incubator vs broody hen)

    I have a school project in biology about hatching chiks. I'm looking for some information on these topics. The topics are: 1. Hatching chicks with an incubator 2. Hatching chicks under a broody hen 3. Comparing the two methods I would love some basic info as well as pros and cons of both...
  10. lmadeline146

    Incubators or Broody Hens & why?

    I’m deciding between having a hen hatch eggs for me this year or using an incubator. If you prefer one over the other, could you describe why? I’m doing research on the pros and cons of both so anything is helpful.
  11. jabou29

    Broody hen hatching first clutch of eggs.

    I have a Bantam Cochin hen who went broody on Dec 30-31. She’s been sitting on 4eggs. We didn’t want much chicks as we already incubated 23 eggs 21days before and hatched out 18 chicks but only one of these eggs belongs to her and the rest to our other bantams. The problem is we don’t know the...
  12. lissasmomma1

    Is it normal to go Broody..

    My question may sound stupid. I've only been raising chickens four years. So I'm still fairly new at it. I had a question about broodiness. My sweet girl Icicle Frost, a light Sussex. Just started laying her first eggs, as did her adopted sister Ursla Seashell. I'm wondering. Is it NORMAL to go...
  13. J

    First time broody hen - first time chicken owner - help?!

    Hi all - I am a first time chicken owner and I had no intentions on hatching chicks but one of my hens had other plans. I’m sorry for the long post ahead but I’m trying to give as much info as possible to get an answer. If it helps, I live in New Zealand (Northland) I can’t be sure but I think...
    • Justjaz5
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    • broody abandoned nest broody hen first thread first time broody first time chicken hatching first time chicken owner hatching chick problem hatching chicken eggs hatching chicken eggs beginner no internal pip
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  14. TheBirdBabe

    Do broody hens get squishy crops?

    I have a silkie hen (who is about 8-10 months old) that's broody. She refuses to get off her nest, mind you that's in the floor in a corner where everyone sleeps. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Yesterday while trying to move her to a less messy area, I noticed her chest area felt squishy. Now, I know this usually means...
  15. Understanding the Confusing and Mysterious Language of Chickens (With Three Tips to Become More Fluent)

    Understanding the Confusing and Mysterious Language of Chickens (With Three Tips to Become More Fluent)

    Every experienced chicken owner knows that their birds have a large (and sometimes funny!) vocabulary that allows them to communicate with the flock. From a cock-a-doodle-do to the squawk of a broody hen, chickens always seem to have the right word to describe what they are feeling. A hen may...
  16. B

    Its normal for the hen to have different "aged" eggs right? And when is the best time to move her

    This is my first time ever owning chickens, I didn't expect a broody hen until spring not to mention her to be successful. My girl has had a nest for almost 3 weeks and her eggs are in different stages of development. They appear to range from day 9 to day 19, this is normal right? Especially...
  17. Aprilxoxo

    2 turkey hens on same nest

    Hi everyone i have 2 turkey hens and one went broody. I got her some chicken eggs and everything has been perfectly fine but now my other hen has decided she wants to "help". At first she would go in when the broody went out to eat and stretch but now shes scooching into the same nest box next...
    • Aprilxoxo
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    • 2 hens broody broody hen broody turkey nest sharing two broody
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Turkeys
  18. thronesandroses

    Broody hen won’t stop being broody! We are trying everything. What do we do now?!

    We have a broody hen. A couple days after she started being broody, a raccoon got into the coop before sundown and attacked her. Luckily, we have cameras and were able to stop the attack and take care of the raccoon. We brought her indoors to our bathroom for a couple nights to treat her for...
  19. C

    Is it time to return broody mom back with her Crew

    Good day… I have a broody Buff. She was sitting on 6 eggs. Thus far 2 have survive they are about 3 or 4 days old. I found 2 dead ones in the crate and I see one egg and dunno where the other egg is. It’s a medium size crate but yesterday she was doing a lot of leg stretching. I have a HUGE...
  20. H

    Broody Hen pecked her chicks?!

    I have a hen who just hatched two chicks yesterday. She has hatched many chicks for me before and been one of the best mommas. But when I checked on them in the afternoon both chicks had head injuries like she had pecked them! They were in a brooder box inside, so no predators. Do you think the...
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