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Quote: Nice to have, even good to have but not necessary. I would agree that it is the best way to go. I have had successful hatches without the hens being in their own pen. Two were hens sharing the same part of the coop although they were separated from the main coop and the rest of the...

Quote: Thanks for the response....It sounds like a great deal of experience talking above Its hard to know which info on this site to follow because some sounds as if it comes from show/pet owners and other info sounds like it comes from farmers. I'm trying to not to get to worried or anxious...

Quote: http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-shocked016.gifIt's Okay to let them off for up to an hour...really? I was worried the eggs would chill and die after 15-30mins... You've had good hatches with your hens even when they leave the nest that long? I see your in NC...what about in...

Quote: It's Okay to let them off for up to an hour...really? I was worried the eggs would chill and die after 15-30mins... You've had good hatches with your hens even when they leave the nest that long? I see your in NC...what about in during cooler weather?

Quote: How did you keep her on the nest. You might have to keep doing what you are doing. If it works then it may not need to be fixed. She goes right to any nest with eggs in it.. she's been almost impossible to break from being broody in the past... from what I've read on this site she is...

Thank you for the response...Is it that obvious that I'm a nervous parent..lol...The reason I'm curious is that when I had my Broody in practice for a couple of days (sitting on golf balls waiting for eggs to arrive) when I'd let her off the nest once or twice a day she would do the usual things...

Hey Everyone.... My broody is sitting on our first clutch of hatching eggs. My question is this how long is safe to let your broody off the nest of eggs in order to dust bathe, eat, drink, poop? I'm using a broody box in a draft free building seperate from the rest of the flock... she also has...