Re: Broody - How long?

Gordon Henderson wrote:
Had my Cochin hen go broody recently - no eggs for her to sit on, so
just let her be, but it's been over 3 weeks now. I regularly lift her
out of the nest box to clean it out & check to see if any of the
others have managed to lay an egg on top of her (Which they sometimes
do!) so she makes a bit of a fuss, has a poo, eats some food & water
then gets back inside ASAP...

But... It's over 3 weeks now - closer to 4. Will she just snap out of
it, or should I actually do something?

Do something - TODAY!
She is quietly starving for no good reason
Break her -- if you look in the archives groups.google.com
sci.agicultural.poultry you will find plenty of good advice

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/sci.agriculture.poultry/search?group=sci.agriculture.poultry&q=break+a+broody&qt_g=Search+this+group


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regards
Jill Bowis

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