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  1. ChickensAreSweet

    Chicken won't leave the nesting box

    She will need shade and protection from predators. I would put the kennel where a raccoon can't reach in to get her and pull her through the wire. I don't know how small the holes are in your kennel but rats and weasels can get through all but 1/2 inch openings and they kill chickens. So you may...
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    Chicken won't leave the nesting box

    Sometimes people can "break" a broody by putting her in a cage with a wire bottom (so as to keep her brood patch cool). This may need to be for a week. I have tried it for a couple of days and it failed. Some broodies will not be broken no matter what you do and they are so determined to raise...
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    Chicken won't leave the nesting box

    Sounds like she could be broody. Does she cluck at you when you try to take her out of the box and fluff up like a turkey?
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