Broody house

[336White Phoenix]

Share ur broody house designs or any advise in building a new and improved one thanks for any advise u can give me

 

[sumi]

Here you go: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/little-lolly.72134/ I thought this was a great little broody coop.

This is a "budget" mini-coop/brooder that can work too: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mini-coop-for-the-hespo-clucky-inn.69934/

Here's a nice "upcycled" one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/repurposed-dresser-broody-house.63251/

 

[336White Phoenix]

Cheers I'll definitely look through these

 

[Toothpick]

Since my hen went broody in the coop with her coop mates I’m a believer in just leaving them where they are (in with the rest of the flock). 3 eggs hatched and none of the other 13 chickens, including 1 rooster, mess with them. They are 17-19 days old and it’s fun watching them peck around with the rest of the gang when I toss food in there. They get right in the mix. The other birds simply ignore them.

 

[sumi]

I've had mixed results with letting hens hatch chicks with the flock. Sometimes they were great, other times they killed the chicks. It depended on the members in the flocks I had at the time though. I started keeping broodies with chicks separated until the chicks were 2-3 weeks old, before slowly reintegrating them with the flock.

 

[aart]

I like my broodies in the coop but separated from flock by a wire wall.
Wall comes down at about 1 week after hatch.

 

[336White Phoenix]

I find it's better to let standered he s clock in the coop cause only one can fit in the nest box but I never let them chicks stay in the coop on the 2nd day I always move them or close them.off all tho I'd rather keeping them away so I can insure the chicks all live