foreveryoung Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 go back to her nest??? we have moved "BROODY" into her new run with her eggs! she wasnt too happy and got off her nest and last time I saw her she wast almost throughing a temper tantrum in the run part!!! do you think she will go back to the eggs??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hi Emma. Presumably Broody has no alternative sleeping place tonight, so she might go back. I have no experience of broody behaviour I'm afraid, but I've not heard of a broody hen being 'cured' quite so quickly and easily. She's probably disgruntled at being moved from the nest she chose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 we took the nest with her! (shes in her own hut and run but in the big run too if that makes sence) the last 2 days shes put up with my going in and checking that the other girls havent put eggs in that nest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I have no idea I am sorry. I have absolutely no experience of broody hens sitting on eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 just gone out to put them to bed and she is on the nest! she isnt cooing tho! prob a bit ticked off! time will tell!!! wish me luck! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Has she gone to bed on her eggs now? (Did you get my email Emma?) Edit: We crossed posts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Good luck Emma !! I dont have any broody experience either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Some broodies take offence at being moved. A friend of mine has Silkies (some of the best broodies) but if she moves them even a few feet, they throw a wobbler and refuse to sit. Hopefully your's will remember she wants babies and will be sitting tight in the morning. If not and she's changed her mind, there's not a lot you can do about it. When I want a broody, I move my little broody ark into the chicken's garden and leave a few eggs in the nestbox. Normally after a week or so, one of them has got the message and started brooding the eggs, so with her sitting in the right place, I swap the eggs for the ones I want her to hatch. This might be worth trying if she isn't broody now but you want her to be soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Has she gone to bed on her eggs now? (Did you get my email Emma?) Edit: We crossed posts! ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Has she gone to bed on her eggs now? (Did you get my email Emma?) Edit: We crossed posts! ????? If you look at the time of Ginettes message and yours, they are practically the same. Ginette typed a question, and at the same time, coincidentally, you were answering that very question. You beat her to posting it by seconds, so the question came after the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 or did the chicken come after the egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatefudge Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Hi Emma, My broody hen Peppepot has been on her eggs 17 days now. We tried to take roosting bars out last night to get ready for the births and to change her nesting material as we had straw and were told it could go mouldy so we did this plus dusted Pepperpot for mites. She went loopy! and made a dreadful noise. we had to put bars back in for now. I really panicked and wondered if she would go back on or not but after about 20 minutes she did (thank goodness) and all is well again (for now). Hope your girl is back on her eggs. Miranda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
