Chicken is staying in nesting box all week and won`t leave help?

liamando

In the Brooder
6 Years
Apr 9, 2013
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She is coming up to 1 years old and this is the hottest weathers she has experienced only (23c) she is also shaking and brustling her feathers alot as if she is about to fight.
 
She wants to be a mommy! She has gone "broody," wants to hatch chicks from the eggs.

That's classic broody behavior. If you have a rooster (so the eggs are fertile) you could let her try....
One of the most heartwarming aspects of keeping chickens is having a mama hen with chicks.
:love
 
And if you don't, you can suspend her above the ground in a wire cage with food and water to break her of the broodiness. Just make sure the cage has a wire bottom for good air flow. It can take a few days but I've had good luck with this technique.
 

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