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I've dealt with a couple of broody Sussex hens without much problem, but a few days ago my dominant hen went broody. Since then, egg production is about half. I have 16 hens, was averaging 13 eggs a day. Yesterday I got 8. Does the broodiness of the head hen affect the laying of the rest of the...

Future Chicken Mom (getting new chicks in May) Trying to get a handle on the basics before my babies arrive!

Will be a first time chick mom come the end of May. I've been studying BYC every day!!!! Read an excellent article about brooding babies in the coop rather than in indoor brooders and I think I am going to go that route. I understand that they will still need to be confined to a smaller area...