MoChara 1,632 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Ok well surprising as it is with all the poultry I own I'm yet to have a broody BUT a light Sussex chick I hatched last year has recently started laying, in the goat shelter of all places! Anyway today I noticed her getting on strange, I was putting in all her coop friends and I noticed she didn't go in so I looked for her found her in the goat house "sitting" on her egg. Now I'm unsure if she'd just layed it or it was layed a short time before but she walked out doing her egg song when she saw me. Two minutes later away back in she went egg song started again. Is she showing signs of being a broody? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Looks that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Looks that way.bloody helpful you are aren't ye Only kidding, I do hope so save on incubating Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,335 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Leve her in the quite for a day or to and see , then if she is put some more eggs under her 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Light sussex cross silkie go broody at the drop of a hat this was in december. i found light sussex make good broody birds when she is ready she will sit tight and cluck and peck at you if you try to disturb her. As said move her to a quiet place and place some dummy eggs in the nest box if you want to encourage her. i enjoy hatching a few chicks out every now and again good luck. Edited April 8, 2015 by darbo 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Some rhode island reds hatched out last year. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Ohhh - I'm getting excited now! Thanks for replies, greatly appreciated Excellent pictures Darbo, fingers crossed I'll see the same 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Ohhh - I'm getting excited now! Thanks for replies, greatly appreciated Excellent pictures Darbo, fingers crossed I'll see the same Dust her for mites before encouraging to brood and again during the weeks of brooding , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mule1943 291 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 hope she goes down 'our light sussex just started laying fingers crossed they go broody 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Pics of the broodys above as chicks The light sussex bantam dropping food for them encouraging them to eat maybe 3 days old. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Light sussex bantam with some cross bred bantams she hatched out. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 One more. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Great broodys them Darbo :-) Atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,591 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Partridge wyandotte sitting on some light sussex eggs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Fantastic pictures fellas. She's starting to pluck her feathers out and place in her wee nest area. Would be great, natural hatching than using artificial methods always best 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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