Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Not (Yet) Broody

 Broody is how some chickens get when their hormones tell them that they need to sit on and hatch eggs. Our little silkie, Zelda (Z-bird) was on her nest, flat, for about 17 hours. Thinking that we needed to help her to snap out of it...at least for now, I referenced this site:

How to Stop a Broody Hen

While I was preparing to take her out and carry her around in the winter weather for about 10-15 minutes...when I came out to bring them breakfast, she was out! Fortunately, she stopped on her own.



#chickenpets #winterscratching #backyardchickens


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