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(11-06-2022, 07:54 PM)SlowLoris Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-06-2022, 12:02 PM)Oldcynic Wrote: [ -> ]Hello all you fowl experts @SlowLoris, @DaJavoo et al.  Help me save our rooster.

Two of our eight layers have become broody and won't leave their nesting boxes, egg production is down.

My wife blames "Fat Albert" our only rooster for molesting the hens and stressing them.  She wants to put him in the freezer.  Other chicken forums say it's not the rooster to blame, but hormones.

Any experience with brooding hens out here?

Broodyness depends on the breed of chicken. Some breeds just want to be mothers. "Fat Albert" is not the cause.
Unless of course they are using motherhood as an excuse to hide out. Sort of like "I'm tired, Dear. Not tonight." Just kidding.

Thanks for your input............made both my wife and me laugh!

(11-06-2022, 07:54 PM)SlowLoris Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-06-2022, 12:02 PM)Oldcynic Wrote: [ -> ]Hello all you fowl experts @SlowLoris, @DaJavoo et al.  Help me save our rooster.

Two of our eight layers have become broody and won't leave their nesting boxes, egg production is down.

My wife blames "Fat Albert" our only rooster for molesting the hens and stressing them.  She wants to put him in the freezer.  Other chicken forums say it's not the rooster to blame, but hormones.

Any experience with brooding hens out here?

Broodyness depends on the breed of chicken. Some breeds just want to be mothers. "Fat Albert" is not the cause.
Unless of course they are using motherhood as an excuse to hide out. Sort of like "I'm tired, Dear. Not tonight." Just kidding.

Sadly today my wife found her dead on the eggs in the nesting box.  She had food and water.

My wife declared "She must've really wanted to be a mother."

I saw on various sites this is not uncommon.

So deep into the compost heap she goes.

Poultry are weird.

I have 5 adult turkeys. 3 hens and 2 Toms. (one Tom's name is Christmas)

One of the hens went broody, it's late in the season but I let her do her thing. I put all of the eggs from the other hens under her. She had 20 eggs.

She sat on those eggs for probably 25 days, then she left the nest and wanted to go outside with the other turkeys. I took the eggs and turned on the incubator. It takes time for the incubator to get up to 100 degrees F so the eggs got cooler than they should have been. Two poults hatched, one died, so I have one orphan turkey poult that I am trying to keep alive by carrying him around with me during the day.  When he sees me, he runs to the door of his cage.

Anyway, the rest of the story. The broody hen was viciously attacked by the other two hens. They pulled out half of her feathers. I now have her in a "hospital" cage separated from her tribe.
I have no clue why they did that. Did they forget who she was in her absence while on the nest? They did not see her for almost a month. The place that she made her nest was away from the nest box, up on top of a brooder cage inside their house.

Cross posting this because it's funny. 

RUNNING A-FOWL OF THE LAW! KANSAS SHERIFF PARDONS TURKEY AFTER IT BREAKS INTO HOME

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My poor hen.  She's gotta be sore!  

Sad day on the homestead. Yesterday evening our 19 year old Jersey cow, Daisy, died.

We gave her a good life even after she couldn't have any more calves or produce milk.

We will miss her horribly. Even the rancher next door is sad at her passing. He used to reach over the fence and scratch her head when he opened his driveway gate.

(12-30-2022, 12:40 PM)SlowLoris Wrote: [ -> ]Sad day on the homestead. Yesterday evening our 19 year old Jersey cow, Daisy, died.

We gave her a good life even after she couldn't have any more calves or produce milk.

We will miss her horribly. Even the rancher next door is sad at her passing. He used to reach over the fence and scratch her head when he opened his driveway gate.

Oh @SlowLoris!  I am very sorry for your loss!



Your "Daisy" was a beautiful girl.  I have wanted a Jersey girl for a long time.  They are so sweet!

Cross posting from the C&B

Heads up, guys. My son, the truck driver, went into the warehouse where he works to pick up a 50 lb bag of chicken feed. He was told, there is none. He asked about the feed mill, the corporate headquarters. Same answer, there is none. He was told that in a few days there will be some at $16.99 a bag. The company has brokered a deal to import it from Brazil.

Mind you, this is a feed mill that supplies Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and north Florida. They cannot access bone meal as an additive for the calcium.

He was told by one of the feed stores that he delivers to that the bone meal supply is gone. Farmers can't get it for their crops. It seems that only certified organic bones are acceptable to the green agenda people, so plain old grass fed cow bones are no good. Factories that process cow byproducts are being pushed out of business.

(11-06-2022, 07:54 PM)SlowLoris Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-06-2022, 12:02 PM)Oldcynic Wrote: [ -> ]Hello all you fowl experts @SlowLoris, @DaJavoo et al.  Help me save our rooster.

Two of our eight layers have become broody and won't leave their nesting boxes, egg production is down.

My wife blames "Fat Albert" our only rooster for molesting the hens and stressing them.  She wants to put him in the freezer.  Other chicken forums say it's not the rooster to blame, but hormones.

Any experience with brooding hens out here?

Broodyness depends on the breed of chicken. Some breeds just want to be mothers. "Fat Albert" is not the cause.
Unless of course they are using motherhood as an excuse to hide out. Sort of like "I'm tired, Dear. Not tonight." Just kidding.

Broodiness is a good thing ~ you might try letting them hatch some biddies ~ a simple brooder box would be best to protect them all until they're large enuff to integrate.

Baby chicks WILL get eaten by others.

If you don't want a new batch of chicks you can try to break up the broody spell by REMOVING them from the nest ~ although it's a real chore to be after them all day long.  Best just to let the hormones take their course ~ they'll also benefit from the break in laying.

(01-12-2023, 07:10 PM)SlowLoris Wrote: [ -> ]Cross posting from the C&B

Heads up, guys. My son, the truck driver, went into the warehouse where he works to pick up a 50 lb bag of chicken feed. He was told, there is none. He asked about the feed mill, the corporate headquarters. Same answer, there is none. He was told that in a few days there will be some at $16.99 a bag. The company has brokered a deal to import it from Brazil.

Mind you, this is a feed mill that supplies Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and north Florida. They cannot access bone meal as an additive for the calcium.

He was told by one of the feed stores that he delivers to that the bone meal supply is gone. Farmers can't get it for their crops. It seems that only certified organic bones are acceptable to the green agenda people, so plain old grass fed cow bones are no good. Factories that process cow byproducts are being pushed out of business.

Ewww...  That's gonna' hurt.

For chickens ~ they will gladly eat dairy products ~ even sour milk.  Also, you can grind up the egg shells and mix back into their feed.  Also, oyster shells can be ground up and offered free-choice for calcium ~ those that need it will avail themselves.

Prolly would have some limited benefit in the garden.