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She's got that dreamy, in-her-own world look that marks a broody hen. Have fun! As several other folks have observed, you can't block her off, but DO NOT try to leave her in the coop with the other hens, unless you want to stand watch 24 hours a day. What happens is that when she gets off the...

Hi. My experience has been that a good broody hen can be transferred to a private place and still set successfully. Make the move at night and be very gentle. What I have done with a first time setter is to move her with just a few fake eggs, and then if she continues to broody (which all...

Just noticed your post. By now I guess your Minorca hen showed whether or not she'd be a good mom. Hope you have had good luck. Interestingly, I just now have had one of my black Minorca bantams go broody. She is only seven months old and her biological mother has never ever gone broody...