Bad habit that needs to be stopped NOW!!!!!!!!

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Yup! Thats why I use the good old incubator if I want to make sure everyone is okay an dnot eaten as a developing peep in an egg

I am about ready to get one after this mess!!! It seems like you have a better chance of the egg hatching with an incubator.

 

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I would make her a pen inside the coop. Big enough for her nest, food, water and a place to get away and poop- if your coop is big enough to accommodate one. If it isn't (which mine isn't), here is what I do. I have a large bird cage, there is no food or water inside, just the hen and her nest. Everyday I open the cage and remove the hen from the nest so she can eat, drink and poop. Then I put her back in, close the door and repeat the next day around the same time. Leave the hen on the nest for the last 3 days. I also use an XL dog crate as a broody pen outside the coop. It has hardware cloth on it so no predators can reach in and one end is wrapped in a shower curtain I picked up at the Dollar Store so they can stay dry. If the other ladies can't get to your broody, they can't eat her eggs. Good luck!

Wow thats a good idea!!!!! Time to go find the old dog crate in the shed I think my hen will be a lot more comfortable in the bigger space without her fellow coop mates pecking at her and her eggs!!

 

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Broodies and their eggs and chicks are safer being separated until the chicks are a little older

Thanks!!! I can definitely use all the help i can get, this is my first broody laying on fertilized eggs!!! Exiting but nerve racking at the same time, wish me luck and again thanks for your help!!!