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 Post subject: How young will a chook go clucky?
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:43 am 
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Hi wave.gif

I have a Speckled Sussex (approx 8 mths old)& she has been starting to crack up at me if she is sitting on the nest when I go in to collect the eggs.

I don't even touch her & she yells (squarks) at me & completely fluffs up, like a warning to stay away. Which I presume would mean she may go clucky sometime sooner rather than later.

She's only been laying since the beginning of Feb so i didn't think she would start being clucky for at least another 6 months.

Can anyone tell me how young their girl was when she went clucky & how young she was?

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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:46 am 
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Araucana's are not a particular broody breed, Boss Chookie was 12 months old, when she sat on her first clutch which wasn't successful. She had only been laying for about 2 months before she first went broody.

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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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What about Sussex hens?

Are they known to be a clucky bunch?

Honestly, every time I go into the coop when my Sussex is laying an egg, I get roused on by her. I can practically hear her yet "GET OUT!", she literally screams at me.

She's only 8 months, but she is starting to show all the signs. But that said, I don't know what the signs are, hence the reason for my post.

Did Boss Chookie show any 'per-signs' of going clucky?


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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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Chicka-Dee wrote:
What about Sussex hens?

Did Boss Chookie show any 'per-signs' of going clucky?


Sorry, I don't know about Sussex hens and broodiness, Araucanas are not a broody breed yet I had two broody Araucanas and recently Boss Chookie now living with Mr. Rooster on a farm has had 4 chicks hatch!!!

Well I think that Boss Chookie went broody to have a rest from Mr. Rooster, and then The Pretty One who showed no interest in motherhood at all also went broody as she had lost a few back feathers being Mr. Rooster's only girl.

Boss Chookie showed more visible signs of going broody, she started to sit tight on the nest for long periods, her body temperature was really hot and she started making these really deep growling clucks and pecking your hand when sitting. The Pretty One just laid an egg and sat on it and didn't go off, so we put 6 of her eggs under her one night.

Broody hens sort of have this possessed look about them and don't respond to humans other than peck them,
"Please, do not not disturb. Go away, I'm nesting..."


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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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Okay, it's official. My 8month old speckled Sussex has gone broody. She has now been sitting on this one egg now or 4hours & nearly took my hand off before.

Now I am wanting to know....how often do hens go broody?

Hubby & I don't want her to sit on any eggs this time round as we are building a new coop next week but wouldn't mind putting some eggs under her next time. But don't know how long that will be.

So, does anyone have any idea how often chooks go broody? Is it a seasonal thing? Or is it random?


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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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Hormones are funny things...Both seasonal and random with broodiness, chooks also have biological clocks that make them go clucky, any young roosters around, as it is end of season?

She needs to "cool off" therefore not be so comfortable sitting in her nesting box. Depending on the type of your nesting box, the next she hops for for a feed, drink and toilet break, block off access to the nesting area, or some people separate their broody's that they don't want broody in a cage to cool off with food and water, once again to make them uncomfortable and not want to nest in a nice soft and cosy nesting box.

Had a chook that went broody shortly after raising her family and her not so little ones moved on; she went broody again, went rather psychotic after I took the one egg she was sitting on away, in hindsight I wish I didn't as I had continual behavioural problems with her, but hen keeping is an on going learning experience...

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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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Ta HH

So essentially they go broody whenever they feel like it and there isn't really any definite times of the year (unless maybe spring can be considered a definite maybe) that we can count on.

Oh well, hopefully by the next time she gets broody she will be more mature. I worry about her being so young that she might not do so well if we allow her to become a mum so soon.


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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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Hi, Chicka-Dee wave.gif ,

Maybe because she was an originally Northern Hemisphere chook, she thinks she it is Spring!!!

Posted this link before but some first time mother's are dedicated to sit and some might be tempted to get off for an extra extended period of time and well disasters happen...Be prepared for broodiness, motherhood and chick raising. I've learnt from eggsperience, always have a an extra small coop/hutch available for broody hens and their chick raising.

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If you are not prepared and or you feel that your girl isn't quite ready then think things through and whether you feel that the timing is right for your Sussex and you. Ultimately, it is you that can influence and encourage her to sit or not to sit.

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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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Thanks PP

Not sure why she's decided to go all broody, especially with winter moving in & we don't even have a rooster, so its a complete mystery.

Read your link/post which was good/inciteful.

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Ultimately, it is you that can influence and encourage her to sit


How do I do this? Lock her up in a box once she shows signs of going broody? I know if I don't want her to, I just keep kicking her off, or just take her eggs away, but not sure how to encourage her? Also, won't moving a broody hen off her riginal nest make her go un-broody?


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 Post subject: Re: How young will a chook go clucky?
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Not a box th_Noooo.gif Chicka-Dee more like a cage as H&H suggested to make her uncomfortable and cool her off, some broody's are really stubborn.

If you want her to sit just leave her on the egg/clutch and move her at night to a broody abode and pop some fertile eggs under her, lots of posts on the correct method on how to move broodys.

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