Guest Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 HI Think my speckledy has gone broody..I got so fed up with the amount of time she was on the nest(& yesterday I had two arguing over the nest but as cube had room to both sit) I have just gone to see where she was and yes is nicely fluffed up so I lifted and removed the one solitary egg (that I dont even think is hers) she is normally a scatty chicken and looked at me with complete disgust that I had the nerve to move her. I am not too bothered but will she stop the other hens laying?? Thats the only thing that will bother me as we love our fresh eggs.... This time next year I would be glad of a broody, just not now!!! Any tips do I turf her out and dunk her bot in cold water etc thanks indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Its a good question and I am not sure about the answer but in my pen if one hogs the nestbox the next hen climbs on top of the hogger and lays her egg there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 If you were able to lift her off without her growling and pecking at you, it could be that's she's just thinking about it, so I'd just see how she goes. My broody was pulling feathers out for over a week before she decided she was broody and went bad tempered -lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Well I just had a look and she is still there, but her belly is bald(looks oven ready ) but cant see any bugs and did put some more mite powder in the hemcore nest last night. I am going to give them all a good dusting today...but not sure if she is a broody thing or not. Only one egg so far today. Any more advice...but thanks Redwing at least I know more than one can go into the nest area & as there is plenty of room in Will keep my eye on her thanks indie ps I did notice some grey feathers this week too in the nest area?? what a monkey..makes me giggle..hormones who would be without them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hi there, my experience of broodies is that it will eventually stop the others laying so best to cure it as soon as you can. If she fluffs up and growls at you when you open the nest, is as grumpy as a pre-menstrual buulodg and scoops everyone elses eggs under her then she's broody. I put mine in a rabbit hutch for a few days - no bedding just food, water and lots of fresh air, it seems to work. I know you can dunk them but I've never managed that. Good luck, they're a pain in the proverbial! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I tried the dunking a few times a day but it wasn't enough. A broody cage works every time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I have a small cage so will go to see if she is still in the nest(she is very disgruntled..but amusing as normally she wont come near me..yes was growling when I shoved her along as one of my others had turned up to lay so I shoved her along after giving her a good sprinkling of mite powder just in case!)! She now is smelling good and dusty! indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I have the most anooying broody atm But my other chicken gets lonely without her, so while she sleeps in the nest box, the other peches on the end of it... turfed her out for breakfast this morning only to find that the other has pooed on her! I'm just letting her get on with it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 We had our first broody - Marjorie just recently. Put her in a dog crate on bricks in the cube run for 3 days until Friday afternoon and she has been fine for the last couple of days. For 2 weeks previoulsy I had tried the 'shutting her out of the Cube' approach, but this didn't work - though it didn't stop the others laying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Um I just picked her out the nest and popped her back in wir where she then continued to squawk for ages, now she is back in the nest box sitting on nothing and quiet..what a great big dumpling...! If the others completely stop laying due to HRH hogging the box then solitary confinement will ensue! indie My little helper just came round and we have just dusted the lot(two have pulled out their chest feathers and broody had pulled out some in the nest area(def broody) so we have now shut her in the wir with the door shut! She has been loitering to go back in...but If that doesnt work solitary for a couple of days!! indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
