Hi there! Yes, my Penny gets removed completely from the coop and she gets to go into (what I’ve renamed as Penny Jail). It’s a small dog crate inside my goats shed and it has her own food and water in the crate. She HATES it when she has to go to jail, however, as many times as she’s been...
I’ve been doing this for 3 years. Many were hatched by my ridiculously broody hen, I accidentally acquired a few from tractor supply as well. But, I swear, it was mostly my hen hatching babies. I’d rather the mama chicken hatch and take care of the babies. It’s survival of the fittest around my...
Oh yes, most definitely! I’ve already been down the “too many rooster” alley and will not be going down that path again. Not something I want to witness ever again. And especially since I flipping adore every single bird I’ve had in the last 3 years, nobody is fighting at my house. Well, expect...
Haha! No, I just remove her completely from the coop (where she’s not able to see the coop at all) and put her in her own crate in the goat shed with her food and water for two to three days. And she’s good to return to her flock again.
You should definitely meet my broody hen. She will sit on every single egg ever hatched and also collect them from various places. I have to break her brood at least 6-8 times through the year.
I’m introducing myself. I am Jana. Been in the chicken world for about three years now. I dove in head first and as usual, put the cart before the horse when I brought home three adorable chicks from a place called Millers that has since closed down in my hometown. I got home with those chicks...