Wanting to sit on and hatch eggs.
Absolutely! I had a broody that laid on one batch, that was unsuccessful. So, then we kept her for another 21 days with no gap in between. She is still alive and well, but afterwards, I suggest you keep an eye on her. My hen was very pale when she came off the nest for the first time. Also, my friend went on a holiday after leaving a broody behind with no eggs. When they came back, she was fine.
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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Both men and woman have an internal instinct to feel broody. This physical and emotional longing typically starts around the age of 30. Sometimes seeing a baby, hearing a baby or smelling a baby can lead the a person feeling the want to have a baby of their own.
Yes, a cross between an Orpington and Silkie can make a good broody hen. Both breeds are known for their broodiness and willingness to sit on eggs to hatch them. The offspring may inherit this trait, making them good mothers for hatching and raising chicks.
Broody is an adjective.
A hen will get broody when she needs to lay an egg. or Mary can get broody when she thinks she has been insulted.
I would say that 99% of them will go broody. They are right up their, if not better than gamefowl about going broody
Some words that rhyme with "Rudy" are moody, broody, and woody.
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It really depends on how good a broody the hen is, and the reliability of your incubator and your experience incubating chicks.
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With a Momma Duck! Or you can use a broody hen, if you have chickens.
I have Silkie Chickens who are very broody, they are little bantam chickens that look like little cotton balls.
It depends on the individual hen, and what breed that hen is. Not every hen will go broody in her lifetime. There are many breeds - such as egg layers - that have been breed to NOT be broody. So therefore, the chances of breeds like that going broody are slim to none. However, you have breeds like cochins and silkies that are very frequent brooders.
If a duck is broody, it will lay on a 'nest' and make peculiar growling sounds when anyoneapproaches and she may become fairly aggressive.
It depends on the breed, some breed of ducks are more broody than others... There is nothing you can do to make a duck go broody and you can't stop a duck from being broody. When your duck starts to lay eggs don't take them away leave the eggs untouched when there are about 8-12 eggs laid in her nest she might go broody and incubate them until they hatch, while some other ducks will lay their eggs any place like in the middle of the garden, on the pen's floor etc,etc.... A broody duck will make a nest in a well hidden place and lay the eggs there.