Well, didn't recv all your replies until it was too late. I moved her at 2 a.m. under thought-out, egg, moving engineering process. Had a heating blanking warming inside cat kennel for a while in order to warm interior appropriately and timed everything down. Please remember, this hen is a doll. Very friendly and extremely docile. So, the move? Well, everyone is doing great as a peach soaking in moonshine on a hot summer day in Georgia. I am tickled to pieces. Have houdans and my E2's hatched and these chickies are very independent burgers and momma is fabulous. Thank you everyone for once again always being there when I needed you.
She will probably come off the nest today to find some feed for the chicks and her. Wishing You Lots of Luck!
I'm wishing you luck!
Good advice Fisherlady...and ain't it the truth...it amazes me how the cute little dummies can get themselves into the silliest fixes...I've had them chirp frantically just around a half blind corner...uhmmm....walk three paces forward then to your left and you'll see mom. Had to remove a board which was screening the nest box in the main coop because one couldn't figure out how to get back to mom and nearly chilled to death.
I'm wishing you luck!let us know this evening. I'm going to move her to the broody coop tonight.
Rarely, BUT keep in mind I set ALL my Broody hens with Fresh eggs---never allow one to set on eggs that I do not put under them. Then in about 2 days I move the broody--nest and all to a hatching pen. I feed and water her But not close to her nest---she has to get off the nest to eat and drink and do her business. I do Not Bother her at all---I do not look under her---I do Nothing at all till she comes off her nest with her chicks----then I clean up her nest and add fresh hay if needed. I had 33 broody hens that I set last season, had some more broody ones that I broke their broodiness. These broody hens(most were Game) hatched about 250 chicks.
