What makes them get broody and have bad eggs like that? I am going to be spending my Christmas money on my first chicken tractor and I am looking to get some chicks to get started. Just curious what to be looking out for.
And I got my first self-sustained meat for the house this weekend! Got a beautiful doe that is going to help pack up the freezer for the winter. First on the family property to get one this season, lol. And I am the city boy moving back, haha. Showed all my uncles that I am no push over, lol. I am a tech neck, technologically savvy redneck! LOL.
Some chickens want to go broody while others don't it's really hit or miss. The eggs blowing up and smelling like that are just because they are laying on under developed eggs so the gasses build up in the egg and pop. The smell is so bad lol
That's awesome on the doe! I'm in the tech savvy homestead lifestyle as well. A lot of people have trouble understanding that on socials and think everything has to be old school on socials haha
Keep up the great work!
Ah okay. So it’s just kind of a random thing you can’t really control?
For the most part. The faster you take the eggs out of their nesting boxes and kick them out the better if you don't want them to go broody.
Gotcha, thanks for the advice!