Recent content by Kaykay2205

Just a uni student who loves to come home to her chooks

Thanks @Ridgerunner now hearing the difference between "on" or "in" the nest I'd probably say she's in the nest, so I will try treating the broodiness again and then try to get her back in. She's always been low down in the pecking order but I've never seen her quite so nervous around the other...

Thanks @aart In response to the questions, to break the broodiness I put her in a smaller cage on top of some milk crates, though she was still inside the run. During the week I have had to leave them inside their run which is 36 square metres (387sqft) but at the weekends they get range of the...

Thanks @Shadrach can you please clarify for me the difference between ‘in the nest’ or ‘on the nest’? I might try retreating for broodiness then seeing how she integrates. Thanks again

I recently had one of my girls go broody however I quickly got onto it and broke the broodiness. Unfortunately the other girls (4 of them) seemed to pick up on the fact that she was not quite right and started pecking on her to the point that she retreated back into the nesting box. Watching her...