One of my 24 hens has gone broody, which is another way of saying she now feels inclined to incubate eggs rather than lay them.
Incubating eggs and hatching chicks have never been part of my overall game plan in the coop, so I researched some ways to break a hen of broodiness. After considering four or five methods, I decided upon the most natural option — let it ride out and see what becomes of the seven eggs.
Since there is a rooster in the henhouse, some of the seven may be fertile. I’ve marked the original seven to distinguish them from eggs the other hens will inevitably lay in the nest.
The only thing standing between the possibility of hatched chicks is time, about three weeks’ worth.
We’ll see what happens.
Incubating eggs and hatching chicks have never been part of my overall game plan in the coop, so I researched some ways to break a hen of broodiness. After considering four or five methods, I decided upon the most natural option — let it ride out and see what becomes of the seven eggs.
Since there is a rooster in the henhouse, some of the seven may be fertile. I’ve marked the original seven to distinguish them from eggs the other hens will inevitably lay in the nest.
The only thing standing between the possibility of hatched chicks is time, about three weeks’ worth.
We’ll see what happens.
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