She should get up at least once a day to eat, drink, poop and then run back to nest. If you place some closer she may take the opportunity to use it. I have had only one broody since I started having egglaying hens. I was scared she was dieing. She ended up with two but due to my lack of...
I loved my mothers chickens when I was a kid, but ended up getting sick from their droppings (Histoplasmosis) when I was like third grade so she had to stop raising them until I was grown.
Anyway that behind me I kept threatening to get myself some chickens and finally did this past July. I...