tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post3309192136216628405..comments2023-10-31T10:43:10.528-04:00Comments on Razzberry Corner: How to Break a Broody HenRazzberry Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-1609668114353055812011-04-29T23:29:24.685-04:002011-04-29T23:29:24.685-04:00Lots of extremely good reading here, many thanks! ...Lots of extremely good reading here, many thanks! I was checking on yahoo when I discovered your submit, I’m going to add your feed to Google Reader, I look forward to far more from you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-87229284156499625542010-09-15T21:29:11.381-04:002010-09-15T21:29:11.381-04:00I love your broody hen story. I had one last year...I love your broody hen story. I had one last year that I couldn't break from that nonsense at all. This year, no problem!!! The difference was that my little rooster died over the winter and I never replaced him. I guess Stella thinks it's a total waste of time going broody this year, lol. It's a pity as I'd intended to let her hatch some fertile eggs from another farm this year. Oh well...Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676889985529767445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-14756114211392115342010-09-02T18:25:21.821-04:002010-09-02T18:25:21.821-04:00Genny- Lol, my work drives me crazy, too, so I kno...Genny- Lol, my work drives me crazy, too, so I know how you feel! Any news??? I'll have to email you!!<br /><br />Leigh - Yes, please let me know if any of your pullets go broody. It's interesting how some breeds go broody and others don't. It must be genetic if it goes with the breed.<br /><br />kris - Thanks for the info, I may try that next time. That's faster than locking them up! Once I took a hose out to the chicken pen and sprayed everyone when it was 100+ for well over a week. I don't remember if I sprayed the broody hens, though, probably not, they were probably in the nest boxes inside.<br /><br />The Chicken Keepers - Thanks!! :)<br /><br />CeeCee - yes, so far Zone and bella have not gone broody again, thank goodness! I'm surprised that Bella hasn't gone back. she is perpetually broody. And I'm surprised it broke Zoner, she was only broody for a week this time. So far, so good!<br /><br />~LynnRazzberry Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-52458875537824362882010-09-02T18:18:24.978-04:002010-09-02T18:18:24.978-04:00Farm Girl - I thought I was the only one with craz...Farm Girl - I thought I was the only one with crazy broody hens! I don't know why it happens to some hens, but not to others!<br /><br />Chai Chai - I know, I learn so much from other people's blogs, too! That's how we learn!<br /><br />Kritter Keeper - Thanks!! You would love chickens, they are too sweet!<br /><br />John Gray - That's interesting that you have one hen who just can't be broken. That's how Bella was. I'm hoping she doesn't start up on the broodiness again, but I think she may.<br /><br />Lilla- Isn't it odd how some hens go broody and others never do? Strange.<br /><br />Amy - That's funny about your hen in the bucket! Silly birds, aren't they? Luckily ours likes our nest boxes!<br /><br />~LynnRazzberry Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-69257764441912255352010-09-02T09:24:44.477-04:002010-09-02T09:24:44.477-04:00Are the girls still off the nest? I hope so. It&...Are the girls still off the nest? I hope so. It's so hard on them to be broody. My broody-going hen would lose half her body weight each time.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685492126157550044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-86425267061252062912010-09-01T10:55:01.772-04:002010-09-01T10:55:01.772-04:00You have such beautiful chickens!
The Chicken Ke...You have such beautiful chickens! <br /><br />The Chicken Keepers<br />thechickenkeepers.blogspot.comThe Chicken Keepershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777820565494547163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-31966847268000576402010-09-01T08:20:31.767-04:002010-09-01T08:20:31.767-04:00Good to know, now that we've got that new lot ...Good to know, now that we've got that new lot of chickens (and roosters) with the potential for broodiness!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-59812901733457270852010-08-31T23:03:18.753-04:002010-08-31T23:03:18.753-04:00If you dunk their rear ends in a bucket of cold wa...If you dunk their rear ends in a bucket of cold water, that helps too. I just had 2 hens go broody. I would throw them off the nests when ever I saw them on it. But they'd be right back on as soon as I'd turn my back. I read in Hobby Farms how to stop them. That's one thing that worked for me. I have not seen them sitting on a nest since. They need to have their bottoms cooled off to get them to stop. But it looks like you got yours to stop.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754379649711551718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-86963239181152275332010-08-31T20:38:30.485-04:002010-08-31T20:38:30.485-04:00Interesting Lynn. I haven't had a broody hen,...Interesting Lynn. I haven't had a broody hen, and am hoping to have at least one for spring chicks. Welsummers rarely go broody and I have three of those. The Delaware maybe. Not sure about the Ameraucanas and Barred Holland. At least I now know what to do if broodiness gets to be a problem. Thanks for the post.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-47312694775257097822010-08-31T19:09:18.823-04:002010-08-31T19:09:18.823-04:00What can you do about a BROODY WOMAN? I don't...What can you do about a BROODY WOMAN? I don't have any urge to sit on a nest but I am crabby. Work is driving me crazy! Does that count?Gennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695642340244699402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-61883090625096877762010-08-31T18:32:36.057-04:002010-08-31T18:32:36.057-04:00Love the Broody Hen story. We have a few ourselve...Love the Broody Hen story. We have a few ourselves. One of ours stays in a 10 gallon bucket all the time. We move it and she finds it. You look down inside and there she is. Thank you for the story, we need the tips!<br />-Amy at Verde FarmVerde Farmhttp://www.verdefarm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-87831211622892749692010-08-31T16:50:10.313-04:002010-08-31T16:50:10.313-04:00I have heard of the hanging cage method too. With...I have heard of the hanging cage method too. With our current set-up it would be hard to do that, so I'm glad to hear there is another method that works! I just hope I never have to deal with a broody hen!Lillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449062457106001834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-37081173615717297582010-08-31T16:40:12.941-04:002010-08-31T16:40:12.941-04:00broodies are a bugger to break arnt they?
I use a...broodies are a bugger to break arnt they?<br /><br />I use a dog crate and out they come all day in it out on the field!!!<br /><br />one hen I have to give a chick to every year... she just will not be broken!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-70402255118235099332010-08-31T07:59:52.689-04:002010-08-31T07:59:52.689-04:00how interesting...don't have chickens but if h...how interesting...don't have chickens but if husband ever lets me i will be sure to refer back to your blog!!! cute pics!Kritter Keeper at Farm Tailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289022593889972949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-3499144491935977592010-08-30T21:16:00.707-04:002010-08-30T21:16:00.707-04:00This is the second post discussing how to break th...This is the second post discussing how to break the broody cycle in hens that I have read.<br /><br />This is a link the OFG post that also discusses this topic.<br /><br />http://adventuresinthegoodland.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-bad-and-broody.html<br /><br />This is great information that you are providing, hopefully we won't need to use it. This is one of the reasons why I read blogs like yours, I just learn so much about subjects that I would otherwise be totally clueless about.Chai Chaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845100961653150736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-66597648269825898382010-08-30T18:56:15.148-04:002010-08-30T18:56:15.148-04:00I have been booting mine off the nest too. Though ...I have been booting mine off the nest too. Though I did tell my husband I had the perfect diet, just lock me in a nest box and I would be skin and bones soon. I keep them locked out all day because they are so skinny. I have 3 that keep it up. I have thought about moving them all to a cage with no boxes, that maybe the next thing I try. Thanks for your timely advice.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.com