Broody hen

[aart]

I put her in the brooding box in one of our garages Friday night. We left for the weekend for hunting. I checked her this morning and she is laying on them. The chicks will be safe in there until they get feathered and then I will put her and the hen in the run. When we made the run, we put a door that they can go in and out of for the winter so I can close that off so the older chickens can’t get to the chicks.

Best to have her brood and hatch near the flock.

The chicks are usually safe it's the broody who has to 'fight' her way back into the pecking order...which can be quick or take a few days.