Want my hens and banties to go broody. Any hints.

Garderner Rhys · « **on:** June 07, 2007, 22:01 »

Hi, i want some of my hens and banties to go broody so i can have some chicks as i have already hatched some out but they got pinched at they age of three weeks, so i want some more broody hens. Have any 1 got any tips or advice to help my hens and banties go broody. Thankyou in advance as i know that people will reply to this post. Thanks again

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2007, 22:05 »

You could try leaving a clutch of eggs in a nest. Replace them with fertile ones if you get a hen go broody on them.

WG. · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2007, 22:08 »

My neighbour asked me for some old golf balls to put in the nests. Might have been for this reason?

Garderner Rhys · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2007, 22:08 »

Thaks for that aunt sally al try that but is there is any other suggestions all will be greatful

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2007, 22:10 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

My neighbour asked me for some old golf balls to put in the nests. Might have been for this reason?

That would do it WG. I taught my hens where to lay their eggs by leaving a couple of golf balls in their nest

Gardening Mark · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2007, 09:23 »

Aunt Sallt is right again m8, thats how I got mine to clock for me, and all 3 of my Banties were clocking last week. Now theres only one left for another week, then I should have more chicks... Yipee (Never tried the golf ball thing, but sounds good)!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2007, 15:11 »

I know a lot about chickens Mark but please define "clock" for me :?

WG. · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2007, 15:13 »

clock as in clocking ... aka broody.

So ...

How did hens survive as a species before golf was invented?

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #8 on:** June 08, 2007, 15:20 »

Thank you for your words of wisdom W,G but I had already assumed that. What I want to know is WHY call being broody "clocking", where did that come from :?:

Gardening Mark · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2007, 15:57 »

I only got my allotment last year, and almost right away I got hens. Anyway I was so interested in learning about them I was asking other people for a look at theirs and so on. Eventually peoples hens started getting broody and sitting on eggs. The person whose chicken it was told me that it was clocking. So that is why I say clocking and not brooding (as much)lol. Otherwise if I had been told first that it was called brooding thats what I would call it. But either way suits me.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2007, 16:05 »

I think you (almost) stand alone there then Mark

alan42 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2007, 19:28 »

no we call them cluckers here to.
alan

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2007, 19:30 »

I've heard of cluckers before alan but not clockers !

alan42 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2007, 21:42 »

sorry i didnt notice it was the spelling yeah then that is unusual.
alan

Gardening Mark · « **Reply #14 on:** June 09, 2007, 15:09 »

Clucker, Clocker it makes no difference to me but for the sake of anyone thinking otherwise when I post I shall write Broody. People near me say exactly the same as me, clucker or clocker!! :evil:

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