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Not sure I want to put my pullet in jail for 3 days. I assume she will eventually unbroody herself, correct? I don't really care that she's not laying during this process and would prefer to just wait it out. I'm really hoping it is a bit of a fluke because she is so young. Or I suppose I could let her hatch some out to replace the neighbor's flock, she's lost about 3-4 to predators lately. If I went that route, do you have to somehow segregate the mom and babies once their hatched, or will the mom protect them from the other chickens? I'm less than 5 months into chickens and didn't figure I'd have to address this until next spring...yikes.
I have a question! My hen has been broody for weeks. I kept kicking her off the nest but no luck. I then researched and put her in a wire cage for three days. It worked!!! She has joined the flock and is no longer sitting in that nesting box. It has been 4 days and Still no eggs though. How long after breaking them before eggs again??