A couple weeks ago our broody hen got our hopes up that she might be in the mood for Motherhood.
Now when we check on her she she’s frequently off the nest.
Maybe a heat pad under the nest would’ve prompted more sitting or maybe it’s just too cold?
Too cold for a broody hen
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Anna & Mark
Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton are a pair of back-to-the-landers who have been homesteading for over a decade.
It’s so hard to find a good broody hen,,, I had a really broody hen for a few years… but here’s the weird part,, she would sit around 8 eggs and only hatch out 2 or 3 typically,,, but when she sat duck eggs she would hatch every one of them! I though it was the bloodline but I tried several,,,
My best fail proof incubators are muscovy ducks ,, they sit and hatch everything , great moms! Plus their eggs are outstanding,,, so is the meat.
The worst thing about them is clipping the wing once a year or they might fly away.