- Jan 19, 2015
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This broody hen business has been a mess! I had one hen go broody (Peach), then a few days later another followed (Beaks). They are sitting in a "public" coop and I realized that the broodies were getting kicked out of the nest by other chickens to lay (even though there were many other perfectly suitable boxes!) It gets even better, the two broodies ended up switching nests and Beaks hatched the 14 eggs Red was sitting on! Now Peach has been stuck on eggs for nearly a month. One egg hatched 2 days ago, so I'm wondering if/when she will give up hatching the remaining eggs. They are all viable, but at different stages. Such a mess.. What should I do? I brought chick grit to the nest b/c I was afraid the baby would starve. This is my first experience with hatching eggs
