Clutch found

[sourland]

Do you have a back up incubator in case she breaks broodiness after the move ?

 

[QueenOfMyCoop]

I don't separate my hens when they're broody, but they're always somewhere safe from predators anyways

I don't want to leave her out of the coop though

 

[QueenOfMyCoop]

Do you have a back up incubator in case she breaks broodiness after the move ?

Yes I do, but I have duck eggs in it now

 

[QueenOfMyCoop]

@QueenOfMyCoop is this hen setting on a clutch of eggs or does she have a brood of chicks.

Clutch generally refers to eggs; whereas, brood refers to chicks.

6 eggs

 

[QueenOfMyCoop]

'Chilly' isn't really a problem. Accessibility of predators to the setting hen is a problem. Can you protect the nest site from predators ? Moving the hen is an option, but frequently fails as most hens imprint on the nest site rather than on the eggs.

if i move her eggs will that mess things up?

 

[QueenOfMyCoop]

@QueenOfMyCoop is this hen setting on a clutch of eggs or does she have a brood of chicks.

Clutch generally refers to eggs; whereas, brood refers to chicks.

clutch, 6 eggs

 

[QueenOfMyCoop]

I don't separate my hens when they're broody, but they're always somewhere safe from predators anyways

unfortunetly she laid them in the bushes and i'm afraid to keep her out of the coop at night

 

[sourland]

if i move her eggs will that mess things up?

It may. some hens will set in a new/enclosed environment if moved after dark. Others are more bonded to the original nest site than to the eggs, and may break broodiness. Generally calmer breeds (silkies, cochins) are easier to move. More flighty breeds are difficult to move.

 

[QueenOfMyCoop]

It may. some hens will set in a new/enclosed environment if moved after dark. Others are more bonded to the original nest site than to the eggs, and may break broodiness. Generally calmer breeds (silkies, cochins) are easier to move. More flighty breeds are difficult to move.

shes an easter egger

 

[Chicalina]

First of all, do you want more chicks?

Secondly, how long has she been sitting on this clutch?

Options, depending on various things:

1. Put hen in coop, toss eggs (or eat if she hasn't been sitting longer than a day)
2. Move hen and eggs to safe place after dark. Either in a nest box in the coop or a separate cage somewhere safe. Broody hens don't care where they are put so long as they are on the eggs. They just wake up in a new place and get on with it.
3. Leave hen outside on eggs and risk her and eggs being eaten by an animal.