Broody hen barely eating/drinking

[Ursuline Chick]

FYI We have a broody box with a private run attached. It lets the hen get up and move around when she wants to and also keeps the chicks safe. It is set up in the see no touch method, which makes integration easier IMHO.

 

[aart]

FYI We have a broody box with a private run attached. It lets the hen get up and move around when she wants to and also keeps the chicks safe. It is set up in the see no touch method, which makes integration easier IMHO.

Same here, makes the incubation period easier too.....no having to get freshly laid eggs out of nest, no broody getting back on the wrong nest, easy to see that she's eating/drinking/pooping.

 

[chickengoesmeow]

Thanks for all of your guy's responses. It'll be less stressful for both me and her if I leave her be, she's already taken more chunks out of me then both my roosters combined. I'll upload pictures once the eggs hatch. 4/6 of the eggs look promising (2 didn't look as developed when I last candled and were very jiggly), but no pips yet.