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@Sussex19 @Ridgerunner I wanted to give an update on our hatch so far, and of course solicit your advice on how I'm doing or what I should change up. My first egg hatched Friday (day 19). Mama remained in the nestbox with chick and eggs until Monday. The chick fell out of the nest box and...

Thank you. 😊 It is indescribable.

Actually… I think this is why she hasn’t left the nest 😁

Does there come a time when the mama hen stops leaving the nest? Today is day 19 (I think), and I’ve been waiting for her to come out so I can check the nest. All week she came out around 8:30 AM on the camera. But now that I’m home and want to peek at the eggs, she hasn’t come out (it’s now...

Thanks. I’ll probably do the same thing. Im only breeding to keep my flock self sustaining, but I want to keep it a small(ish) flock.

Thank you. This is very helpful. I’ve always wondered how this works. I have all different breeds, so they I guess we’ll be okay for a bit. I like having a small flock and don’t intent to do a lot of breeding, but wanted to do it safely.

So I have another question for in the future... and I hope it's not a dumb question... but do I need to be concerned about future inbreeding within my flock as my hatched chicks mature? Either between the papa roo and his daughters or amongst siblings?

@Sussex19 Thank you for your thorough reply. Very helpful! Between the responses I got here and some further reading, I think I am going to leave her where she is. I will add a small board across the front of the box when it gets closer to hatch time to make it a little safer as @sourland...

Thank you.

Hi all! I have my first broody hen, and we've decided to let her hatch some eggs. My philosophy is that I want this to happen as naturally as possible. I'd prefer not to interfere, but at the same time, I don't want any tragedies to occur as a result of her man-made envrionment not being...