FreakinPekin Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hi peeps! I have a broody hen (nicknamed broody in fact!) who is absolutely useless as a laying hen as she is broody 364 days of the year - I swear she only lays once a year!! She is in great condition and does eat which is great but I am struggling to know what to do with her! I am due to have my first baby in 8 weeks and I am thinking that I need to give her a job (other than annoying the other girls by hogging the nesting box) so either I need to cool her off (and need advice on how to do this - I have heard that you can dunk them in cold water...but not loving the sound of that!) OR getting some hatching eggs under her to expand my Pekin flock? What worries me, is that I do not know what it takes to rear chicks and with my baby due very soon, I'm not sure I need the extra responsibility, although I have heard that you pretty much leave it all up to the broody to do with exception of the usual husbandry. I have a rabbit hutch with attached run that I can keep the broody and hens in.... I am just seeking advice really! I have never done it before and I would love some advice from you all, if you can offer it? Thanks for reading and I hope to hear from some of you soon xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakinPekin Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 I have found some eggs from ebay, has anyone bought eggs from ebay and had success? xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hi yes I have and I sell my hatching pekin eggs on ebay to. Hopefully they would have had a good journey through are postal system my pekins are driving me mad going broody I have a couple here that have already hatched chicks about 12 weeks ago and are wanting more undecided what to do with them yet I have had a bad year for hatching boys I had to clear out 21 pekin boys yesterday stunning lav frizzles,milliefleurs but I just could not rehome them this is the bad part about hatching goodluck and hope you get some girlies leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakinPekin Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 That is my only concern..not sure what to do with the boys...I will try and re-home if I can, otherwise my friend will dispatch for me for £1 a bird makes me sad xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
