Broody hen pooping in nesting box

[SGTdebo305]

Hello I have a young olive Egger that went broody for her first time. I moved her to a private area away from flock. She’s been sitting on the eggs for 7 days now. I went to candle the eggs and noticed that they were poopy. They were clean when she started and noticed that she won’t get up to eat drink or poop. Will this effect the eggs.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The bacteria in the poop can kill the developing eggs which are porous. I would make sure to lift her off the nest daily.

 

[chickens really]

I remove my Broody every couple of days so she poops, drinks and eats. You may want to wear gloves so she doesn't peck you hard.

 

[Shadrach]

Hello I have a young olive Egger that went broody for her first time. I moved her to a private area away from flock. She’s been sitting on the eggs for 7 days now. I went to candle the eggs and noticed that they were poopy. They were clean when she started and noticed that she won’t get up to eat drink or poop. Will this effect the eggs.

Can she get outside if she chooses?
Sometimes one does get a broody hen that is reluctant to get off her eggs.
In such cases you need to carefully lift her off the eggs and place her outside where she can defecate, drink and very important, dust bath.
Bear in mind that if a broody has been sitting they go into a kind of trance and when you move them and place them on the ground it takes a while for their legs to 'come to life'.
Food placed in front of them will often be the trigger but if not gently sliding your hand underneath the hen and helping her to her feet a couple of times usually does the trick.
Hens that have free access to the outside don't usually defecate in the nest.

 

[SGTdebo305]

Can she get outside if she chooses?
Sometimes one does get a broody hen that is reluctant to get off her eggs.
In such cases you need to carefully lift her off the eggs and place her outside where she can defecate, drink and very important, dust bath.
Bear in mind that if a broody has been sitting they go into a kind of trance and when you move them and place them on the ground it takes a while for their legs to 'come to life'.
Food placed in front of them will often be the trigger but if not gently sliding your hand underneath the hen and helping her to her feet a couple of times usually does the trick.
Hens that have free access to the outside don't usually defecate in the nest.

She use to until I moved her because the other hens would lay eggs on the same nesting box sometimes breaking an egg is why I moved her she has plenty of space to get up but not to the outside she’s ina small pin. With her own food and water

 

[Shadrach]

She use to until I moved her because the other hens would lay eggs on the same nesting box sometimes breaking an egg is why I moved her she has plenty of space to get up but not to the outside she’s ina small pin. With her own food and water

You have your answer then.
Broody hens lock to the nest and not the eggs.
'Get up' is often not enough, especially if she had access to the outside as you imply before you moved her.