- May 17, 2013
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Has anyone moved a broody hen and the cutch of eggs she is sitting on? My problem is I have a 10 box nesting box with the bottom about 4 inches off the flloor of the coop. Currently I have 5 broody hens sitting. This evening I found two chicks, one peeping around the coop floor and the other in one of the boxes. Tonight when I went to shut the run I found two hens occupying the same box and one clutch of eggs vacant. I guess they get confused when they return. Well any how I found both chicks and had to place them with the pair of broody hens. I plan tomorrow to make a little space in the coop for a brooder.
My problem is the hens get up and don't return to the right nesting box. I am thinking maybe I could move them to a separate area of the coop closer to the ground. What has been done in the past?
Thank you for your thoughts!
My problem is the hens get up and don't return to the right nesting box. I am thinking maybe I could move them to a separate area of the coop closer to the ground. What has been done in the past?
Thank you for your thoughts!
