Broody covered in egg, please help!!!

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Pretty Chick

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Broody covered in egg, please help!!!
« on: May 30, 2010, 19:32 »
One of my broody hens (called Rosie) has been gathering all the eggs laid today by the other hens (as they do ::)) and when I went to collect the eggs, one of them had slightly cracked and the yolk had seeped out and has gone all over Rosie's underneath. Her feathers are very sticky  :tongue2:.
I would give her a warm bath, but I've heard putting broodies in water is a tactic to break the broody cycle. I have bought some hatching eggs today and am letting them settle for 24 hours before putting some under Rosie and the rest under my other broody, Albertine/Bertie.
How should I clean Rosie up? Because I want her to be ready to sit for 3 weeks, starting tomorrow.
Or should I just leave her to it?

Thank you for reading this topic and any ideas are welcome ;)
« Last Edit: May 30, 2010, 19:34 by Pretty Chick »
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Re: Broody covered in egg, please help!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2010, 19:50 »
Giving her a warm bath wont breed her broodiness (dunking a chicken in cold water helps to break the broodiness, because of the cold - a hen really heats up underneath so she can brood the eggs.  If you can cool her down, it can help to switch off the brooding hormones - which is why a warm bath wont be detrimental). 

You need to clean her up, as you don't want the eggs she will be sitting on covered in gunk.

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Re: Broody covered in egg, please help!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2010, 20:10 »
You need to clean her up, as you don't want the eggs she will be sitting on covered in gunk.

That's what I thought. I'll help her clean up a bit then  :D.


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