Epic failure!

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:51 pm

I had trouble with my buff Cochin Rooster last year, I shaved his bum and that seemed to work lol. This year he was sick for a while but looked fully recovered. However I noticed he wasn't mounting. 24 eggs with ZERO chicks, tried another 12 this week = zero!

So I know that my white Cochin is young but already proven fertile. I decided to use him, put him in and the next day the little hens got so excited that all four quit laying and went into hatching mode... d'oh!!!

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:08 pm

Hmmmm........ that's a drag....... hopefully they will snap out of it and you'll get some fertile eggs. I have a cornish I'm trying to break from being broody, every 3 weeks we go through this all over again!

Poultryprincess · Post by **Poultryprincess** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:18 pm

Do you have any extra wire cages?
I find that is about the best way to stop my girls from being broody.
I put them outside ( in the shade, not a windy day )
It usually breaks them the 1st day.
Silklie takes about 2 ~ Good Luck!

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:30 pm

Silly chickens don't know what's good for them. I think you need more hens lol

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 2:07 am

Silly girls!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:55 am

Yah, that whole, "put the rooster in and hens stop laying" is starting to wear a bit thin here, wrote in calendar date to check fertility 2 weeks after putting the rooster in, a fine theory if there were any eggs to check a fertility of.

In another pen one hen went promptly broody, didn't bother waiting to get pollinated and lay an egg first. :)

Post by **Killerbunny** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:00 am

Well Lucky seems to be getting the job finished with the girls BUT almost no fertility. The weather is playing havoc with egg laying too!

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:43 pm

Ha! Ha! Yeah put the rooster and BAM no eggs. I guess their not too sure he'll be a good dad and are waiting to see first before they put out for him! You know saddled with babies and a dead beat dad.

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:22 pm

kenya wrote:QR_BBPOST Ha! Ha! Yeah put the rooster and BAM no eggs. I guess their not too sure he'll be a good dad and are waiting to see first before they put out for him! You know saddled with babies and a dead beat dad.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:27 pm

kenya wrote:QR_BBPOST Ha! Ha! Yeah put the rooster and BAM no eggs. I guess their not too sure he'll be a good dad and are waiting to see first before they put out for him! You know saddled with babies and a dead beat dad.

:)
Wanted to like that one twice!