First 2020 set broody

[Farrier1987]

So she is in confinement, quite happily. I let her out for a run every day, eat, drink, stretch, then because the bpoody box is up high, I have to put her back on. did it this morning. Let her out while I did chores. Came back and she was skulking under a ledge, so I grabbed her and put her back on, went and did some stuff.

Two hours later< was in the chicken house and I looked in the maternity, and she was not on the eggs, standing up. So I opened the door to see what was going on, she flew out squawking. I hadnt looked close enough, and I hadnt put Peachy on, but one of her cousins. Peachy was under the ledge brooding a golf ball. The eggs were quite cool, not stone cold. I put her back on. Will see if we lose this hatch too.

And of course, I went and got some Marans eggs from 40 km away, and paid money for them. You never seem to lose a clutch of the so what barnyard mutts. Will see how it works out.

Pic is af a couple of the eggs I set. Not the absolute darkest, but pretty good coloured Marans eggs. And the same hen can lighten or darken seasonally.

[windwalkingwolf]

Hopefully you'll still get some chicks. I had a hen sneak a clutch in December, and she wasn't the most dedicated. Still hatched 5/8.

[kenya]

@Farrier1987 I think they will be fine, if you had put a mask on her this wouldn't have happened, with those colourful masks you could easily tell them apart.

[Jenny d]

Oh man, reading this gives me serious envy.
I think having a setting broody would be just the distraction I need from life right now.
I feel like I am forever trying to break my silkies from going broody, but when I'm in the mood none of them are.
Murphy's law.

[Kbr42]

All my showgirls are broody along with one of my black pullets. I've been hatching since Jan and haven't had to turn on a heat lamp yet :) love/hate broody silkies...but mostly love them

[kenya]

All my showgirls are broody along with one of my black pullets. I've been hatching since Jan and haven't had to turn on a heat lamp yet :) love/hate broody silkies...but mostly love them
[/quoteNone of mine are broody at the moment

[ross]

@Farrier1987 I think they will be fine, if you had put a mask on her this wouldn't have happened, with those colourful masks you could easily tell them apart.

Mask on wrong end me thinks Kenya.

[Farrier1987]

but when I'm in the mood none of them are.

The story of my life.

[Farrier1987]

Day 22 of the second set and nothing. Thats after losing the first set ten days in. This is not how it usually works. Now looking for a couple day old chicks to give her maybe. I dont want to set her again, two months straight of setting, I dont like, thought she would probably be ok. Darn darn darn.

[Killerbunny]

Oh sorry, poor girl.