Chicken boarders

[Chicken deficient]

Seriously, I feel like I'm living in an alternate universe where Pekins bumble about all spring and summer merrily laying eggs and not spending all day heating up their bum fluff in a nest box.

The eggs are lovely, of course, but I'd really like to hatch a few.

I had one ancient girl, Cinnamon, go broody in early spring, but no-one has since. Normally by this time of year they've all been broody at least once.

The cockerel has been doing his bit, which should surely help get them in the mood to brood; I've been giving them afternoon corn on all but the warmest days and I've even put some bouncy eggs in the nest box so that there is always something available to sit on.

What more can I do?!

[miller30]

Switch gardens with me I have 11 broodys they are cracking me up your garden sounds like heaven leanne

[gongladosh]

I'd say you're very lucky!!

[Cheeky Chooky]

Yep, very lucky!

[Minnie&Moose]

I've got 3 pekins and a cochin all fluffed up and flat as pancakes right now - and a 'foster' rabbit who thinks she's pregnant - our garden is a hormonal nightmare at the moment!

[Chicken deficient]

At this rate, I'll be stuffing eggs in my bra instead

[karlotta]

I've got 5 broody pekins, a bantam brahma, a hybrid speckeldy and a large wyandotte.... wanna borrow one?

[Chicken deficient]

Myrtle has gone broody ...think I need to continue this in the hatching section...