How to Efficiently Set a Broody Hen

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So many homesteaders want to brood their own babies with a broody hen. But it's not always as simple as setting her in a nesting box and letting her go. Here are the steps you need to take to efficiently set and keep a broody hen.
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@LovingIdaho 5 месяцев назад

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

@janw491 Год назад

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.

@HaulARita 5 лет назад

I just got your book in the mail today. I'm super excited!! I did a video on it and shared a link to your channel in my description box I'm looking forward to reading the book :)

@GrammaRosesHomestead 5 лет назад

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_ 5 лет назад

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

@rhondaellis1215 3 года назад

Just what I needed to know. Thanks for posting!

@1leiffearn 4 года назад

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

@jessicaj8148 2 года назад

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

@26Marlow 2 года назад

Oh wow, glad I found you on RU-vid. 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!

@UsmanFaraz854 9 месяцев назад

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

@AMonikaD 2 года назад

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

@bananabuttons6637 3 года назад

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

@micahjobbins7041 2 года назад

Thank you!

@frankh.3849 Год назад

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

@cazsantics525 4 месяца назад

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

@ronaldfarmer7205 3 месяца назад

great video

@pamelaremme38 3 года назад

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?

@barbarafriedenberger6205 Год назад

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

@katiegreenwood3132 3 года назад

I love your interrupting rooster!

@jayneunwin6273 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

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

@DaniReneeV 3 месяца назад

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 4 месяца назад

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

@rafaelatorres2415 Год назад

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

@anirthesengalparrot 5 месяцев назад

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

@griseldaosorio9664 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@aslarkdogan4161 2 года назад

Hi, thank you for the video it was very helpful

@aslarkdogan4161 2 года назад

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 Год назад

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

@thewolfman4183 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

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

@thewolfman4183 3 года назад

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

@circa134 3 года назад

@@thewolfman4183 Depends if it was in the fridge or not You should get the freshest ones

@bedahcara6312 2 года назад

Don't annoyed by crowed rooster he is superhero

@lailashea2466 3 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@jaytank31 3 года назад

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

@TheFewellHomestead 3 года назад

they can start as early as 6 months

@youraveragecapybaraworship6330 3 года назад

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

@sumanag7343 3 года назад

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

@WilsonHomestead 5 лет назад

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 5 лет назад

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 5 лет назад

@@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 5 лет назад

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

@WilsonHomestead 5 лет назад

@@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 5 лет назад

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

@diodio9494 3 года назад

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.... 🙄🙄🙄

@heidinolen873 3 года назад

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

@FreeAtelier1 2 года назад

Ehe

@sycamorecreek6471 4 года назад

Couldn't you use fake eggs to start with

@TheFewellHomestead 4 года назад

you could!

@nathanbahran2792 3 года назад

Thanks for the info "If you don't tell people they have illness they are going to die". We all have the greatest illness which is failure of purpose and identity, we all lie, steal, lust-watching porn(which is equal to committing adultery) and hate(equal to murder) and just like a judge who judges offenders so will God judge you but God made a way for you through jesus christ who paid your fine just like someone pays your fine in a court and you are free to leave and so did jesus pay your fine, believe in jesus and repent(change your ways) God will grant you everlasting life as a free gift, Joh 3:16-19 GW 16 God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world. 18 Those who believe in him won't be condemned. But those who don't believe are already condemned because they don't believe in God's only Son. 19 This is why people are condemned: The light came into the world. Yet, people loved the dark rather than the light because their actions were evil. I Am not supporting religion, mormonism, catholicism, etc but about life when you read the bible you will find a huge difference between the bible and religion Please watch this video it will make more sense ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ChWiZ3iXWwM.html

@circa134 3 года назад

Wait a min How is watching porn equal to adultery and hate equal to murder?