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Update. Nevermind! When I got home this evening she was back in the coop! We candled all the eggs and saw no embryos forming so we will put some in the nesting boxes to encourage laying in the desired area. Just for my own knowledge would chicks be ok in the environment she was in? Even in the cold.

Ok. Do you think once the chicks hatch they will be ok there with her? It's the 'lean to' on my shed where I keep my mower and some junk. It's open on the front. Do you think I could build a small box to put over her so they can be more protected? Also, how do I keep my other hens from laying...

One of my BO hens has gone broody...not in the coop, in my shed? She's sitting on atleast 2-3 eggs minimum. It's low 30's at night here and going to be getting colder. Can I move the eggs to the coop or will this mess her up? I know it's cold and these are the first of my eggs but I don't want...