ChickenNewbie2020
In the Brooder
- Jul 6, 2020
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We discovered one of our hens was broody. She now has 5 eggs under her and will likely hatch some next week. As I am new to this I don’t know what to do.
We have 2 other hens and a rooster (who is not nice) Once the chicks hatch do we have to take mama and babies out of the coop and raise somewhere else? Do I just leave them in the coop/nesting box? We have 6 nesting boxes so there is enough space for the other hens to lay. But I am worried about the interaction with the other flock. Also the boxes don’t seem big enough to hold water and chick feed.
We have a fairly large coop but don’t really have a way to close off an area just for them. I had heard to put a brooder box in the coop- does that mean i can put in a decent size cardboard box and put the hen and chicks in there? Is that so the chicks don’t get out but mama hen can? And so the rest of the flock doesn’t bother them??
Any suggestions for this newbie would be appreciated!! Thank you.
We have 2 other hens and a rooster (who is not nice) Once the chicks hatch do we have to take mama and babies out of the coop and raise somewhere else? Do I just leave them in the coop/nesting box? We have 6 nesting boxes so there is enough space for the other hens to lay. But I am worried about the interaction with the other flock. Also the boxes don’t seem big enough to hold water and chick feed.
We have a fairly large coop but don’t really have a way to close off an area just for them. I had heard to put a brooder box in the coop- does that mean i can put in a decent size cardboard box and put the hen and chicks in there? Is that so the chicks don’t get out but mama hen can? And so the rest of the flock doesn’t bother them??
Any suggestions for this newbie would be appreciated!! Thank you.