Broody hen in the regular coop with rooster

[spruett386]

I have a broody BCM hen sitting on 7 eggs I would like for her to hatch. This is in a coop with 5 nest boxes and I don't think any other hens are going in her box with her nor is any other hen broody. I have 9 hens. My LS rooster is a decent guy so far, but I have never seen him interact with chicks. I am wondering about people's successes/failures having a roo in the coop with his offspring and raising chicks with their dad. TIA

 

[Nigel27]

I had success twice (100%) w hens hatching and brooding chicks with two roosters in the coop and another rooster from another flock that free ranged with them. No prob. But it probably depends of a lot of different factors.

 

[spruett386]

This is what I'm hoping will happen, but there are horror stories, too... just wanting to hear people's experiences. Tha k you for sharing. Were your roos good daddies? Did they protect the chicks? Find food, etc? How did they behave towards them?

 

[Nigel27]

They kind of ignored them until they began to mature, they all get along atm.the moms kind of kept them on the outskirts of the flock until they were a little bigger. They would hang out under some fallen branches a lot so the roosters would leave the uninterested hen alone.With one batch I had another hen take over the chicks part time and she has never even been broody, that was very cute.