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Stress could be the reason for a broody hen's comb to go grey. A change in comb color often happens when a hen isn't feeling well or is missing something in their diet.
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Does an orpington X silkie make good broody?
well buff orpingtons make great brudy hens and mothers
Why are your hens comb's not growing as quick as the others?
Are you sure the others are hens? Usually the cockerels wattle and comb grows in much quicker than the hens but hens of the same breed and brood usually grow at the same rate. The hen you are comparing it to may be a late hatch chick and is less healthy.
How do you know if a hen is clucking?
A broody hen is easy to spot. The hen will remain on the nest when the other hens are going about their daily routine. The hen will often be aggressive when you reach in to remove her eggs. If you remove the hen from her clutch of eggs she will often run right back to the nest, protesting loudly. The broody hen will not roost with the other birds but remain on the nest over night.
How many eggs does a hen lay when she is sitting?
An individual hen will go"broody" and will gather a clutch of eggs to brood. These will not always be her own eggs. She will steal them from other hens by rolling them into the nest she has chosen. Unless the hen is broody she will lay her egg and leave the nest announcing loudly to the rest of the flock what she has accomplished. Hens can go broody whether there is a rooster in the flock or not, so no, not just fertile eggs trigger the brooding instinct.
Do hens ever get off the eggs while setting?
Yes. A broody hen will not defecate in its own nest. They also still require food and water. The broody hen will not leave the nest for very long or very far and certainly not when anyone is around. Her mission is to protect the eggs in the clutch and everything is a predator including you when you check on her. It just appears than she never leaves.
Why does my broody chicken sit on nothing?
When hens are broody they are not 'themselves'. Try taking her off the nest and putting her in a cage, somewhere she is isolated from the other hens and also where there is no nesting box. That always works well for my hens.
Which is better broody hens or incubators?
It really depends on how good a broody the hen is, and the reliability of your incubator and your experience incubating chicks.
Why are your broody hens eyes foaming?
They either have a parasite or they have been fighting.
Who is the best broody hens?
I have Silkie Chickens who are very broody, they are little bantam chickens that look like little cotton balls.
Is a hen less apt to sit on an unfertilized egg?
No. A broody hen is a broody hen and will sit on golf balls once the urge to nest takes her. Hens do not instinctively know if the eggs they are brooding are fertile or not. Hens in a chicken coop without a rooster among the flock will still go broody.
What does brude mean?
Brood means to worry. It originally referred to the behaviour of hens sitting on hens to make them hatch. The behaviour of the hens at this time became "broody"--worried.
Why won't my broody stay on her clutch?
Some hens just aren't built for being broody. Although, if there is continuous disturbance, (ie. noise from the house, other hens trying to lay etc), then this would cause her to leave her clutch.
Will two different hens lay their eggs in the same place?
Most hens have a preference as to where they lay their eggs. If a broody hen takes over the communal nest then the other hens will find a new spot to lay. It is always a good idea in a small flock to provide alternate nesting boxes just for this reason. When one hen goes broody, the other hens do not go off laying. If you are missing eggs, it is quite likely that the brood hen is taking what she can find to her own clutch.
How long will a broody hen sit on eggs?
Broody hens do lay eggs. They actually lay one [1] egg every day or two.
Why hens sit on their eggs if they dont have rooster to fertilize?
Because it is a natural instinct for them to go broody
When you have two broody hens on one nest sharing eggs will they kill the other's chicks when they hatch or would you separate them now before it's too late?
In my experience using Silkie Broody Hens, you do often get two sharing the brooding, and happily share the parenting. I've never had these hens kill chicks, quite the opposite, they are both very protective of them . Of course if you have a new batch of eggs you want to hatch move one broody hen on to them and she will sit. Hope this helps
Does an orpington X silkie make good broody?
well buff orpingtons make great brudy hens and mothers
