The Broody Breaker
When raising chickens you sometimes get a broody hen, determined to become a momma. Not always is it the good thing you would think it would be. During the middle of May one of my Silkies (named Baby) became broody. We had just hatched a bunch of babies for the farm and didn't really need any more little ones but I gave her two eggs to sit on. She was very committed and didn't get up much to eat or drink, you could tell she was starting to loose weight. Two weeks into her sitting my other Silkie (named Momma) went broody too. Ugh, now I have two and no need for babies. Someone suggested to let them share responsibilities and the babies, which ended up working fine, until hatch day. Day 21 came and went with no little ones hatching and my Baby had gotten really small, to the point I was worried about her. I researched what to do, posted in a couple forums and people said a "broody breaker" is what I needed. Here is what I learned... A broody b