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Sorry, here's the first pic. Not sure why it didn't load before! The day before hatch I cut down the front of the box and added shavings up to it so nobody fell out.

[/IMG] First pic is my broody in her trance in the "new" nest. I moved her at night after moving the eggs first. I carefully pulled all the eggs out from under her and candled them at the same time (day 10) and put them right away into the new nest box. Then I moved the nest box to the dog...

Hi! I'm new to the broody hatch also :) but most of the books/online reading I did suggested it's best to move her with her eggs, at night, to her own private space. Like a dog kennel with her own feed /water/nest. That way: A)when chicks hatch there is no falling out of the nest or other hens...

How was the rest of your hatch with the stubborn broody?? :D

Lots of good ideas in here on this subject! I have a broody sitting on 9 eggs, now 10 days. She's in a nest box 3' off the ground, so I know I need to move her. It's "my" first hatch! ;) Thanks for all the tips in here y'all :D