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Yeah that's tricky sometimes. Their hormones aren't usually strong enough to reestablish that brood until they've been setting for a week or so.
 
I was out at the coop this morning and didn't see my broody girl at first. That is because a barred rock was sitting on her in the nest box! Aarrrg! She was giving the BR good pecks though. It is the fav nest box. Guess she is to be moved. So, I'm planning in my head how to build an inexpensive little coop that I can just set her nest in with a little run for her and the babies. I happen to look at Facebook and someone locally just advertised that very thing for sale at a decent price and will deliver. So all that is left now is to figure out how to lift her out in the dark. I think I may try to make or buy a box that is about the same size as the nestbox. Then in the dark take her out and put the box and straw and eggs back in. Put her back. If she sticks I can just lift everything out on another night. Does that sound workable?
 
I can tell when a hen is going to go broody soon. They have a certain cluck and I heard it only in the hens that did end up going broody.
 
n3kms said:
I was out at the coop this morning and didn't see my broody girl at first. That is because a barred rock was sitting on her in the nest box! Aarrrg! She was giving the BR good pecks though. It is the fav nest box. Guess she is to be moved. So, I'm planning in my head how to build an inexpensive little coop that I can just set her nest in with a little run for her and the babies. I happen to look at Facebook and someone locally just advertised that very thing for sale at a decent price and will deliver. So all that is left now is to figure out how to lift her out in the dark. I think I may try to make or buy a box that is about the same size as the nestbox. Then in the dark take her out and put the box and straw and eggs back in. Put her back. If she sticks I can just lift everything out on another night. Does that sound workable?
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Can you put a dishpan or tote or something under the bedding in the nest she's in now, let her sit another day or so then move the whole thing?

Then she can settle into the new tote in the same spot before you move it....sizing might not work....just brain storming.
 

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