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[JanTheDiver]

Hi all, I got some new girls on 12th July and one of them, who started laying on 27th July, is showing all the signs of being broody. Is this possible in a chicken so young?

 

I keep taking her out of the nest, especially this morning as it was chilly I thought it might cool her down a bit, but true to a broody she goes back in fairly quickly

 

Has anyone had a chicken go broody this young? I have had chickens for 5 years now and not seen this before.

 

Any advice would be helpful, if I need to get the box of shame out for three nights I will but it is getting quite chilly here of a night time now.

 

Thanks all

[jackian]

Hi ,

 

I had a lovely Speckldey who started laying on March 14th at 21 weeks ,one week later she went broody for 7 weeks .

She came out of that laid for 3 weeks and then went broody again . By the time July came she had been broody 4 times

She was a beautiful girl but it caused so much stress with the other girls and she was pecked as lot when i kept taking her out of the nest box i rang the farm we got her from and while still broody for the fourth time he took her back and she is being kept for hatching .

In 4 + years I had never known one like it. It was not a great problem for me more of a chore and concern.

 

Jackie x

[JanTheDiver]

Thank you Jackian

 

My ine is a Speckaldy too, I have a dog cage I normally put my broody's in for three days this tends to bring them out if it so I might try that.

[sjp]

I've had a 30 week old got broody she'd only started to lay about 4 weeks before. she's made a great broody to over the last 4 years