Another new chicken keeper

[Grammy60]

Hello and a belated welcome to BYC Thank you for sharing pictures and your update.

 

[janiedoe]

Great updates. Keep them coming. I'll be excited to see what hatches.

 

[Terryjr]

This is beginning to be a pain lol. Mom, like I mentioned before, is the flock pushover. I don't think this will work without a separate coop. Probably half a dozen times in last two days she's been kicked out of her personal nest, she keeps getting lost, I find other chickens in her nest. It's becoming a disaster. My wife's mad at me I keep moving her. But it's not much benefit if she's sitting in the wrong nest box.

 

[swampfox440]

I hope your birds are doing well.

 

[Terryjr]

I gotta get my thread moved lol. I'm getting beyond introduce yourself

 

[sourland]

I gotta get my thread moved lol. I'm getting beyond introduce yourself

Just create a new thread/threads in the forum that seems most appropriate.

 

[Boppo]

Glad to meet you, Terry. That chicken math is dangerous! Best wishes for your flock and all your plans.

 

[Boppo]

Best wishes with that confused broody hen! Starting a new thread about it in Chicken Behaviors might be the best idea.

 

[Terryjr]

I ended up just using some wire mesh to partition the coop. Hens can still get to a couple egg boxes, broody gets coop to herself. Mesh let's them see each other.

I've had 3 of the 6 eggs hatch so far. I'm not sure otherwise, broody won't leave the box or let us peek at what's going on. Just hoping she kicks into mom mode before the chicks that are hatched dehydrate

 

[janiedoe]

I ended up just using some wire mesh to partition the coop. Hens can still get to a couple egg boxes, broody gets coop to herself. Mesh let's them see each other.

I've had 3 of the 6 eggs hatch so far. I'm not sure otherwise, broody won't leave the box or let us peek at what's going on. Just hoping she kicks into mom mode before the chicks that are hatched dehydrate

They usually keep sitting for 2 to 3 days after the hatch begins.