Clepto cochin broody!

[kickinchicken]

My bantam cochin broody is insistent on stealing the eggs my Sebright has been sitting on for the past 2 weeks.

I had one large community nest box, about 4 feet long...I divided it into 3 boxes this morning.
But the stinker is still trying to get her fat butt in my Sebright's box to steal her eggs. She has her own 2 eggs! Ugh! I had to toss her out of the Sebright's box like 8 times in the 3 minutes it took me to install the dividers. She FINALLY settled down after the dividers were installed and I put the eggs just out of her reach. I guess the act of moving them under her is what made her happy.

This is my first time with broodies and I am having a ball!

By this time next week, I should have at least one chick pipping! Yay!

 

[Mahonri]

If she continues the behavior, you may need to remove her from the coop, or the seabright won't hatch any.


Good luck!

 

[cleoandtheo]

What a fun problem to have.

 

[kickinchicken]

I am brainstorming a separation of the current configuration of our coop. The Sebright will have her own area by tomorrow! But, I did check on them this afternoon and they are in their respective boxes. So, perhaps the cochin will lay off...no pun intended!