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[chickenmama109]

Do you have a dog or cat carrier?

No

 

[chickenmama109]

She is in the coop know 2ith yye door shut so there are no bigger hens in there but she is still off the nest? Idk if I should give her fertile eggs yet?

 

[9SpiceyChickens]

No

Get a piece of carboard, and while the other hens are in the coop, you could cover her box with it. Then when you let them out, take it off.

You could use that as a temporary solution until you could order a dog crate.

 

[chickenmama109]

Get a piece of carboard, and while the other hens are in the coop, you could cover her box with it. Then when you let them out, take it off.

You could use that as a temporary solution until you could order a dog crate.

thanks

 

[AquaDuck]

She is in the coop know 2ith yye door shut so there are no bigger hens in there but she is still off the nest? Idk if I should give her fertile eggs yet?

Best to wait until you know the others won't be bugging her anymore. Would be sad if she left them...

 

[chickenmama109]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/incubating-chicken-eggs-in-a-still-air-incubator.74352/ i wrote this article about hatching chicken eggs in a still air incubator, i would love for yall to read it and tell me what you think.

 

[chickenmama109]

Best to wait until you know the others won't be bugging her anymore. Would be sad if she left them...

I was wondering. Could she be getting off because she wants to go outside of the coop for a little while. See I have teo roosters and they fight so I keep one in the coop with her, could that have any thing to do with it? Or could she just not know what to do because she is new at this, earlier my bantam hen which is much smaller then her wanted to lay an egg so I let her in the coop because she does not peck on her like the bigger hens, anyways my broody kept getting off the nest to run her off and then would get down and chase her but it ended with my bantam laying on her eggs because she got up and did not get back. Could she just be confused on what to do? I'm sorry for all the questions. Thanks

 

[jas humbert]

I think she wants a place to herself. She's distracted by the other chickens. I wouldn't set eggs until you find a stable place for her where she wont be bothered and leave her there for few more days to see how she's doing. Some hens are just going to be more reliable broodies than others and you never know until they try.

 

[AquaDuck]

I was wondering. Could she be getting off because she wants to go outside of the coop for a little while. See I have teo roosters and they fight so I keep one in the coop with her, could that have any thing to do with it? Or could she just not know what to do because she is new at this, earlier my bantam hen which is much smaller then her wanted to lay an egg so I let her in the coop because she does not peck on her like the bigger hens, anyways my broody kept getting off the nest to run her off and then would get down and chase her but it ended with my bantam laying on her eggs because she got up and did not get back. Could she just be confused on what to do? I'm sorry for all the questions. Thanks

First timers can get distracted and insecure, so it's extra important to make it safe for her. I doubt the roo bothers her. It seems like she's nervous when the other hens are around, but she should go back to the nest when it's quiet again. How long is she staying off-nest, do the eggs get stone cold?

 

[chickenmama109]

First timers can get distracted and insecure, so it's extra important to make it safe for her. I doubt the roo bothers her. It seems like she's nervous when the other hens are around, but she should go back to the nest when it's quiet again. How long is she staying off-nest, do the eggs get stone cold?

I just went and checked on her and she is back on the nest but this morning before I let the hens out, she was off and the eggs were cold