Which apparently means its time to hatch chicks. We’ve been fighting several of our hens for the last week to keep them from going broody. We’ve given up on a few. We have out Patridge Rock (Shirley), our Light Sussex (Priscilla), and our Splash Orpington (Fancy) currently sitting on eggs. Priscilla is on fake eggs right now, as we’ve been trying to force her into a specific box, but we plan on giving her duck eggs tomorrow. (Started April 9, 10)
We also have our 3 Seramas (Hera, Athena, and Demeter) sitting together on 9 eggs. They are the cutest things. They all sit together on the eggs so that they can get up one at a time and the others will keep the eggs warm, and I’m sure sitting on eggs can be a little tiresome, why not have your 2 best friends there with you? (Started April 1)
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I’ve had the same hen go broody twice. Both times she acted like a possessed gremlin. All that growling and feather fluffy… crazy chickens.
People don’t believe me that chickens growl, but they definitely do 🙂
What is wrong with broody? I have never had chickens so I don’t know but I can tell you those eggs you gave me sure were nice.
When they are broody they stop laying and just try to hatch eggs. This is fine if that’s what you want, but if you don’t want baby chicks or don’t have a rooster, it is just less eggs. It also can put a strain on the poor chicken since they don’t get as much sunshine, food, or water.