Yesterday Gold came back into lay after a break of nine days. At the same time both Snow and Storm went broody. We seem destined to have only two girls laying which is currently Red and Gold.
Snow had laid seven eggs in twelve days since her last very brief broody spell. The good news is that her last three eggs were completely normal with the shape they used to be and no wobbles in the shell.
For Storm this is her first broody spell this year. She has laid twenty two eggs in two months.
Storm remains where I put her when I lift her from the nest box. Storm isn’t a very committed broody though. When I get her out for a break she will stay out for a while before going back in.
Hopefully the broody girls will come through it soon although no doubt another girl will then go broody.
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It is good they don’t all go broody together.
That’s true, it’s bad enough as it is. With only two at a time laying they are only just keeping us in enough eggs.
It’s a constant; they quickly come back into lay, produce a few more eggs and then the cycle begins again!
You are so right. Seven girls, not counting Sugar as I don’t know if she will lay again, so six girls, two laying, two broody, two between broody and coming back into lay, I need more chickens! I am researching where I can get more chickens. It’s crazy that my flock only gives me two laying girls at a time. Also it’s only one girl less but makes the flock feel small. I so want more girls.
You have had non-broody breeds in the past – your brown leghorns and a beautiful ancona. Just a thought…
You are right and the hamburgs never went broody either. I think in the past I have always had one or two non broody girls whereas now they are all broody girls. I have been researching where I could get more girls from. I would love another ancona but can’t find any. But I am looking every day so watch this space.