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Dunking Chickens
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Has anyone found dunking broody chickens in cold water to actually work?
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I've dunked in the past but am not at all convinced it is effective. I do all the usual things to make them uncomfortable in the hope they'll get over themselves but to little effect.
Hens will be hens it seems....
I've dunked in the past but am not at all convinced it is effective. I do all the usual things to make them uncomfortable in the hope they'll get over themselves but to little effect.
Hens will be hens it seems....
Just spoke to dad and he directed me here to step 3! He said that he has had more success with this then dunking them
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When a hen goes broody, hormones cause the arteries in her abdominal area to expand and so effectively creating a 'brood patch' which is warmer than the rest of her body. Dunking her in cold water seems extremely cruel and will probably make her sick. It is the hormones that have to be treated, so let her sit on some (fake) eggs and she will leave them after 25 days or so, when she realises that the eggs are not hatching.
Would it be so terrible if she sat on fertile eggs and had some chicks. Isn't this the main reason for having chooks, and fresh eggs are a bonus?
Would it be so terrible if she sat on fertile eggs and had some chicks. Isn't this the main reason for having chooks, and fresh eggs are a bonus?
here’s a kinder suggestion....
http:// www.the -chicke n-chick .com/20 12/05/b roody-b reaker- when-he ns-mood -to-hat ch.html
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Thanks Woof, as I said to Islay I have tried the isolation and discomfort route before. Not that I found that technique any more effective than dunking.
I just hate seeing them nursing a clutch of eggs (I check frequently for newly laid eggs and remove them straight away) and being so grumpy and losing condition.
I just hate seeing them nursing a clutch of eggs (I check frequently for newly laid eggs and remove them straight away) and being so grumpy and losing condition.
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