Is she broody?

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Is she broody?
« on: March 02, 2010, 12:42 »
I know hybrids dont normally go broody but i have a black rock who im having to lift off eggs every day for the past 3 days. She spends hours just sitting, or could there be another reason for her sitting like this?

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 13:02 »

I know hybrids dont normally go broody
but i have a black rock who im having to lift off eggs every day for the past 3 days. She spends hours just sitting, or could there be another reason for her sitting like this?

You know it, she doesn`t, :)

One of my hybrids has been broody most of her life.

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2010, 13:19 »
my blackrock went broody last year and hatched me some lovely chicks  :D. You will know if she is proper broody as she will fluff up and make a growling noise when you go to lift her off the eggs  :lol:
Staffies are softer than you think.

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2010, 13:57 »
She isnt growling at me yet, but is rather like a zombie  :wacko:
Should i keep lifting her off the eggs? and will she stop, or this it likely to be ongoing?

(sorry, still learning  8))

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2010, 14:11 »
are the eggs likely to be fertile? If yes do you want her to hatch any? if you do want to hatch what will you do with the cockerels born? If the eggs are infertile then keep lifting her off them severel times a day - or wait until the others have laid and close the nest box up. It is a hard cycle to break and can take weeks  :(

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2010, 14:15 »
No they wont be fertile, I havent got any cockerels.
I'll carry on with the lifting her off.

Thanks for your help Joyfull  :D

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 14:24 »
If mine is in there too long i put her outside , a few grains of corn will soften her up and stop her p-karking for 20 minutes solid. :)

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 14:49 »
Will try that, Thanks 8doubles  :)

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2010, 15:07 »
OK, I'm going to show my ignorance here: does it matter if a hen goes broody, especially if the eggs won't hatch?

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Re: Is she broody?
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2010, 15:17 »
Hens do lose condition if they are sitting hard as they feed less and do little exercise.
Also it seems a shame for her to put in the time and effort for no reward in the way of chicks.


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