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Why are you going to separate her?

:hugs How much longer until you are mobile?

How many hens do you have now? Actually, what do you have period? Three dogs… :caf

The two that got chicks first. They only went three weeks between laying and sitting.

… So the eggs go into the incubator today. :p

:duc Shhhhhhh! The three hens that were still sitting seem to be content co-brooding Cher’s hatch now. I have not seen them on their eggs in days. Instead they are all outside when I go outside. The two SPR with 2-month-olds have been laying almost two weeks. I would like another couple of...

Too much heat. Raise the plate. Adding vitamins is always good.

See the LH resting on both backs? I said I’d never have LH in the house again, but a broody can have ’em! Duckling ended up getting (I actually just realized it a few minutes ago) two black, two white (LH are the only ones I know the breed), two grey, and two brown.

While I was at the feed store, two girls were in with the broodies. I meant to put them back in the main coop, but forgot to. I think that is obvious when you look in the back of the cage. :lol: I wasn’t going to bother the moms for the eggs yesterday. I needed them calm to take the babies.

Eight chicks are under Moms (happy Mother’s Day, huh?). I said six. Duckling and the woman were having fun together, and six almost became nine before I heard “one more of those…” :eek:

Feed store chicks tomorrow. It was the original plan, but it didn’t hurt to give the girls their own eggs. The next broody cycle I’ll incubate in the house.

I checked yesterday, and checked them again half an hour ago. I removed and candled the two eggs. Don’t ask what happened, and I won’t have to tell you that I just got out of the shower and started laundry. :lol: They do make the coolest sound when they pop.

… they are still laying on two eggs. I’ll take them tomorrow. It’s only day 23, so I was giving them time.

Uh, I can’t find the chick. I heard it peep, and saw it poking out. Mom clucked, and baby went under. Five minutes later, the moms were outside. Baby was????? I kept going back down, but didn’t see it poking out. I might have to go to the feed store after all. It’s okay, but the only thing that...

:gig The broodies kidnapped a chick from Good Friday. It’s been so rainy, I had to free range this evening when “out came the sun, and dried up all (most of) the rain.” I blocked the moms only during the stampede through the storage area. I finally went inside. I went back out to see all of the...

They ain’t letting me see anything! Nuh uh, no way! :lol:

The SPR are hatching. I only know about the one that was laying next to the mom. Three eggs were seen the last time I saw.

Isn’t there a ramp? She only needs separated if there’s a problem you know of. She will protect her babies when they hatch. In the meantime, use a sharpie to make a band around her eggs. It will allow you to know which eggs are fresh, and need removed.

As usual, crazy broody is behaving. She is at least calm. Chicks are due the fourth or fifth.

If you move her now, and she leaves the nest, then try giving her more time the next time. After a few days, it is safer to move her. Especially at night. by the way, the chicks will fall out of the nest, but survive. I can only say I left chicks in an elevated nest once, but that’s only because...