broody bantam for 2 weeks

[karminski]

one of my little black bantams as been broody for 2 weeks nearly and only comes of when i lift her out the box for 5 -10 mins at a time then shes right back on the nest again she doesnt have any eggs unless one of the birds gets in there quick to lay although i have an inncy now could i still use this bird for hatching or could she have been broody for to long already am i am willing to set 2 eggs under her and put 4 in the inncy .thankfully 2 of my bantams have snapped out of being broody for now but the one with chicks is laying and wants to brood her own eggs :lol: i went to remove it yewsterday but put it back down just to collect some poo and she rolled it back under herself it was so cute but she cant brood no more .if its ok for my balck to carry on i could rsik putting 5 quail eggs under her which my friend gave me yesterday { a few days before i wanted them to make up my mind if i was going to do them or not } .

 

[Marigold]

Why on earth would you want to use this poor bird as a broody when she's already two weeks into broodiness and in urgent need of a spell in the sin bin to restore her health and sanity? Especially as you've just been lent an incubator to try out, if you really need any more chicks. As for putting quail eggs under her, we've already discussed what long- term needs and equipment quail would require, and you said they were not for you ATM. If and when you do try quail, we discussed how you need to set a dozen eggs in the hope that 9 or 10 will hatch, of which 5or 6 are likely to be boys, in order to get a starter group of 4 or 5 girls. And that's in a good incubator. Hatching under a bantam has been tried but it's a skilled job fraught with problems as not only the eggs but the chicks are the size of marbles at first and easily crushed or even eaten by the hen. You would probably end up with none, so her efforts would be wasted, or maybe one or two you wouldn't know what to do with thereafter.
Sorry if this sounds a bit harsh, Karminski, but I'm just trying to be realistic, in the interests of both you and the welfare of your birds.