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[debbie26pet]

the wyndotty is i would say broody, very moody and is sitting on fresh air as i speak as she hasnt laid today, but insisiting more today to take up in the nest box, when made to come out tonight, she made her feeling know nand ran of bk to the nest box,

so hubby has said get her couple eggs to sit on right but she will need to be put in housing of her own? hutch and run.

if i do this will it be hard work to put her bk with the pack after all has finished?

she wasnt easy to add at beginning but we go there

 

so sorry for so much to ask my brain is in over drive to day ifs buts etc

[moochoo]

Hiya. Aparantly sitting a broody on eggs can be hit and miss if they're not her eggs as they can suddenly snap out of it and refuse to sit on those nice fertilised eggs you bought.

If she was a pain to introduce I would be tempted not to exclude her from the group for a long time too. If she is broody, it's always worth giving a couple of days in a broody cage in sight of your other girls.

Whatever you decide to do with her I hope she stays a happy member of your flock.

[Mrs Frugal]

Sorry to be banging on about the same boring point again, I'm afraid, Debbie. What are you going to do with any males that hatch. I noticed that you've posted on RC asking for anyone to take males that you hatch as you're unable to keep them yourself and no one has replied which implies that there are very few people who are prepared to take unwanted males. Isn't it better to buy POL hens if you want to expand your flock?

[chickenanne]

One of ours is broody, too, and my intention is not to even consider getting hatching eggs before next spring; we'll want another couple of chickens then if the others ease off laying.

 

They littlies would need to go in a separate run, with Mum at first, and would take a lot more looking after.

 

How long have you had chickens for? It would be worth waiting until you've had them for a year or so just so you feel more confident in tackling any problems that come up.

 

For the same reasons that you or I wouldn't keep cockerels, they will be really difficult /impossible to re-home. If you're prepared to use them for meat then fair enough (those cute little bundles of fluffy feathers you've looked after since before they hatched...it would be hard to do) but otherwise you're better off discouraging your chicken from her broodiness.

 

As an aside, I don't think that 24 hours is long enough to reckon she will sit on eggs until they hatch. My v broody hen will sit on anyones eggs at the moment, and defend them enthusiastically to say the least. If you're still determined to hatch some eggs with her then at least wait until she's been sitting tight on eggs for a good few days before ordering hatching eggs.

[debbie26pet]

hi she still in nest box ive made her come out nest box for eats and water and gone bk i would love to let her sit some but a bit of me, dont want to take the chance, as im worried about rejoining her bk to the group, gonna have to sit down really think