How to Efficiently Set a Broody Hen

[@janw491]

I had a first time broody Orpington. She wouldn’t give up, wouldn’t eat or move, so we bought some day olds for her, she loves them.

[@LovingIdaho]

When I was young , I used to use some tricks to make the hens turn broody . my mom would tell me to go make some hens broody . i would grab a chair and head into the coop . I would set my chair by the nest boxes and wait for one of the hens I wanted to get broody . When the hen would get in the nest box , I would start talking to them and petting them . After 3 days , the hens mom needed would be broody . Mom would move the girls to the broody house and load the eggs under them . We also had a rooster that

[@GrammaRosesHomestead]

Thanks, Amy! I have a broody right now, and I noticed a potential broody who wouldn't leave the nesting box when I went out this morning to collect eggs. Perfect timing for this very informative video.

[@never_a_dull_moment_]

Aww your baby bump is so cute! 😍 Made me miss mine, I loved being pregnant. Wish you well!

[@HaulARita]

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[@jessicaj8148]

Thanks for this. Have a broody girl now. Had some dram when she got off to eat. The other hens were mean to her. And one went on her nest. All seems fine and in order now. But I’m thinking of sectioning off her nesting box area

[@bananabuttons6637]

Bless you and youre bump. Good life hun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rhondaellis1215]

Just what I needed to know. Thanks for posting!

[@26Marlow]

Oh wow, glad I found you on KZbin. I'm a new subscriber now! Can't believe I never seen u on here as much as I'm searching for chicken and homestead stuff! You've got great, detailed info. I believe we have a broody hen right now, 2 days so far....I'm going to try to relocate her due to nesting spaces. (We have 3 boxes, and 9 chickens lol), so she gotta move. Guess I will try the moving her during day method. (Night would not work, due to our size of our coop) Our 1st time with this experience, so I'm very excited and hoping we get some chicks!!! Looking forward to watching all your videos!

[@frankh.3849]

I have a hen that isolated herself and been on her nest for 3 days now

[@AMonikaD]

Excellent video and advice! Now I understand that I have a soft broody and what to do. She did hatch a surprise batch in the middle of winter, shocked the heck out of me coming out from UNDER the nesting boxes with 13 fat winter babies. She just went broody but is nor ready to set, goes from nest to nest as others chase her out. I have set up an are for her, but will have to do it at night. In the day, she was very upset and wanted to just go back to the nests

[@1leiffearn]

Wow that was great. Best vid on brooding ! Thank you!!!

[@micahjobbins7041]

Thank you!

[@rafaelatorres2415]

is it true that incubator hatched chicken will not be broody 4:17

[@katiegreenwood3132]

I love your interrupting rooster!

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Thank you for sharing your ideas love to see the video stay blessed 😊😊😊

[@pamelaremme38]

I have my first broody hen. I have a large coop but am concerned about one of my roosters. He is more of an aggressive rooster. I keep him because he is really a great protector of the hens but I am concerned about when to introduce the chicks to the whole flock. I will be setting up brooding station in the coop. I built a wall incl. wire to divide the coop. My question is do I need to be concerned about the rooster?

[@cazsantics525]

I’ve just found you your brill thank you for sharing

[@ronaldfarmer7205]

great video

[@griseldaosorio9664]

Hi, very nice video. I hope everything went well with ur pregnancy and new baby 🍼 . I have a broody that gets off the nest and never goes back to it. She always goes to another spot and sits and then I have to go and put the eggs under her. Does this happen? And that this mean that she is not a good broody? I already tried to change her and put her in a dog kennel but she completely lost it. She went nuts as soon as she realized she was not near the egg laying / nest area for the coop and she would just not sit on the eggs. This went on from the morning until the afternoon when I started to get concerned for the eggs so I gave in and put her back where she was. However, she keeps doing the same everyday; she would get off to her business but never return to her nest. Do u have any idea whats going on?

[@TheFewellHomestead]

Generally she’s not truly broody then. She’d like to think she is, but she isnt. It doesn’t mean she won’t eventually be good at it, though! If she is young, this is also common

[@griseldaosorio9664]

Amy Fewell - The Fewell Homestead aughhhh 😩😩😩.... yes this is her first “broody” but she is already 1 yr old ... and she does return to sit but not her original clutch of eggs 🥚 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😭

[@barbarafriedenberger6205]

Do I have to worry about my broody her not eating and drinking. She does not get off the nest. I take her from the nest then she eats and drinks. I'm worried about her.

[@janw491]

I ended up hand feeding scrambled egg and cream of wheat and dragging her off the nest once a day. We bought her day olds

[@DaniReneeV]

We have a broody (1st for her and us)! She is Day 15 and eggs are developing! Is it too late to try to move her?

[@cazsantics525]

I have a question, how do you move her without knocking her from being broody?

[@thewolfman4183]

I have a hen but she will only sit on the eggs for a while then get off how can I make her go fully broody

[@TheFewellHomestead]

You'll need to change her environment, like I mentioned in this video. Otherwise, she's just not a good broody.

[@thewolfman4183]

@@TheFewellHomestead thanks for the reply btw is it possible to hatch fresh fertile free range supermarket eggs

[@barbarafriedenberger6205]

I don't have a rooster but my broody chicken still lays on eggs and won't get off unless I take her off

[@anirthesengalparrot]

Is it early morning where the broody hens get up to eat and drink a lil ?

[@aslarkdogan4161]

Hi, thank you for the video it was very helpful

[@aslarkdogan4161]

Oh also a side note, I put unfertilized eggs from the fridge just to test to see if she was broody and the eggs were pretty cold. Could this be affecting her?

[@THEBROKEWOODSMAN]

@@aslarkdogan4161 what's affecting your chicken is that it needs a flock

[@jayneunwin6273]

Hi I always thought that chicks can’t eat regular layers feed as it has too much calcium in? Loved the video and I’d just been planning to wire off a section of my coop for a broody so am happy I know that will work. X

[@TheFewellHomestead]

our chicks have always eaten what our hens eat. We try to mimic nature as much as possible.

[@jaytank31]

How old are the hens when they start sitting on eggs" broody"

[@TheFewellHomestead]

they can start as early as 6 months

[@yunus.2174]

@@TheFewellHomestead well that’s. disappointment mine just went broody at I think four years old

[@WilsonHomestead]

Thank you for this video!! I started a broody hen on some expensive hatching eggs and she seemed to loose interest. I dont think I waited long enough to see if she was actually broody :( She seems to be broody if I keep her locked in her cat kennel nest, but when I let her out twice a day to eat, drink, etc she doesn't go back in by herself. How long do they normally leave their nest? Can I just keep doing this and have her hatch them and then brood them myself if she doesn't want anything to do with it at that point? She has also broken 5 out of the 15 eggs I gave her :( Any advice for me? I really want at least some to hatch and I dont have a incubator. Thank you!!!

[@TheFewellHomestead]

She sounds like a soft broody who gets distracted. Depending on the temps where you are, broodies will spend anywhere from 10 minutes to 20 minutes off of their nest when you let them out to eat, drink, and do their thing. In the summer time I've had broodies go 30 minutes off the nest. Consider that in nature, you'll often see geese and other birds leave their nests for extended periods of time when it's warmer out, and the babies hatch just fine. As far as breaking the eggs, that could be a bedding issue. Make sure she has plenty of soft bedding under the eggs, and that she doesn't have too many eggs under her. 15 eggs is typically a lot of eggs. We normally only hatch no more than 12 at a time, and most of the time it's less than that (like 8). If you want her to brood, you may need to separate her from the flock completely, and then move her back into the coop (separately) with her chicks for transition after they hatch.

[@WilsonHomestead]

@@TheFewellHomestead Should I try to seeing how long it takes her to go back by herself? On a warm day. I'll add more straw today incase that's the issue :) She is in a separate area but still inside their yard. She has a 4 by 5 chain link pen where I have her food, water, herbs and dust bath. And then inside that is a cat kennel that I keep her locked in a lot. So the other hens dont bother her at all but they'll still see each other for easy reintegration :) Does that sound like a ok setup?

[@TheFewellHomestead]

Wilson Homestead I would wait and see how long it takes her to go back on. I think your set up sounds fine!

[@WilsonHomestead]

@@TheFewellHomestead Ok thanks so much!! I appreciate it! I just wanna say too, that I love your channel! 💕 I get so much value from your videos! And I cant wait to see your little baby!! Your channel was actually one of the ones that inspired me to start my own!!!

[@TheFewellHomestead]

Wilson Homestead awww no problem!!! I hope your broody does well!! 💜💜💜

[@lailashea2466]

Okay but my chickens never done it and I want them to… like I have an old girl she is so sweet idk how old she is but it is what it is

[@annapirhofer7960]

Leave a clutch of eggs in the nest and see if one takes to them

[@Lo-FiPisces]

Don't annoyed by crowed rooster he is superhero

[@sumanag7343]

My chickens were broody but not sitting on eggs 😭😭...it's running

[@heidinolen873]

I moved my hen, 2 eggs broke, and she is unhappy and won't sit.

[@FreeAtelier1]

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[@diodio9494]

My leghorns just drop an egg anywhere and leave the eggs laying there. My Americana and austrolop wont go broody either but if i collect the eggs the Americana will fly at me to run me away from the eggs.... 🙄🙄🙄

[@nathanbahran2792]

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[@pamelajohnson1139]

And that what you got out of a broody hen video. Wrong channel dude.

[@sycamorecreek6471]

Couldn't you use fake eggs to start with

[@TheFewellHomestead]

you could!

[@FreeAtelier1]

Ehe

[@tonyboy92843]

zzzzzzzzzz talks too much

[@lazulimoon1970]

Too much you abd very little chickens. Next time just seat out side on a chair with trees and flowers....Your video will be more pleasent and enjoyable. It was not nice to see dark walls and you articulating your arms. If you make a vídeo this long it is better to stay on the back talking and explaning all that, but showing the chickens moving around and so on.... Just a suggestion 😮 for better audience. Ok. Kisses. ❤