Duncanally Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 i think my chicken might be broody but how should i tell if it is and what shall i do if it is broody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 If you check out this topic: http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=239 It gives you links to lots of topics about broody hens, and how to sort them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I would have though it was unlikely, at this time of year. Seems to happen in hot weather doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 My Wyandotte Buttercup went broody in January last year In fact she goes broody at a drop of a hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 My Audrey (gingernut ) went broody late end of 2006. I also thought its too cold for this behaviour, but she wasn't right for nearly 6 weeks in total! What I did was let the chooks out in the morning and left her on the nest with a pot of water and pellets on the roosting bars with the eglu door shut - so she could feed from the nest at first. I then opened the eglu door and gently lifted her off the nest - she was very placid & soppy! She didn't move much in the run & one night stayed out in the run all night, which was a bit worrying! After that I lifted her out of the eglu with the others in the morning and shut the eglu door so as she couldn't go back in. When I saw one of the others squawking loudidly and pecking at the door, I'd let them in to lay, hoping that Audrey wouldn't shoot in - she often did! I had a few eggs laid on the roosting bars from the other 2 chooks! After a few weeks she came out herself, but waddled everywhere, like she had a broken leg or wing, very distressing to watch! Then one day she just snapped out of it - ages after like, but thank god! But then she went through a terrible moult! ~I kept her perky with poultry drink in her water, poultry spice mixed in with the pellets and....MEAL WORMS! The others loved those too! I really wanted her back in lay & found soft shell eggs in the poo tray each morning! So I was worried about her not eating her grit. I soon solved this and tricked her by offering her a piece of toast & marmite sprinkled heavily with grit, that clung to the sticky marmite! Wonderbar! I got a quail sized egg but with a perfect shell!!!! Have had quail sized eggs since - but I know they will get better & bigger soon! The other 2 hens are laying absolute whoppers now!!!!!! Hope this reassures you about your hens broodiness as I was well & truly worried about Audrey, but now she's one of the gals again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
