JennyPatty84
Chirping
- Sep 6, 2016
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I just had my first hatch via a broody hen and I am super excited about it! I have hatched many chicks with an incubator, but this is the first time one of my hens has gone broody. I have a couple questions I am hoping you can help with!
1. Right now there is one chick out and we aren’t convinced she’s going to hatch more, but then we didn’t think she’d hatch any at all! My nesting box is pretty high up (about 5 feet) so what should I do? I don’t want the chicks to fall, but she’s still sitting on eggs so I don’t want to move her. The chick literally just hatched, so do they tend to stick under their moms for the first few days?
2. How long should I wait before deciding the other eggs aren’t viable?
3. I plan on keeping them in the coop, separated outside the pen with an x-pen. Is this a good idea or should I keep them all together?
4. Should I feed everyone starter now, including the hen?
Thanks so much!!
1. Right now there is one chick out and we aren’t convinced she’s going to hatch more, but then we didn’t think she’d hatch any at all! My nesting box is pretty high up (about 5 feet) so what should I do? I don’t want the chicks to fall, but she’s still sitting on eggs so I don’t want to move her. The chick literally just hatched, so do they tend to stick under their moms for the first few days?
2. How long should I wait before deciding the other eggs aren’t viable?
3. I plan on keeping them in the coop, separated outside the pen with an x-pen. Is this a good idea or should I keep them all together?
4. Should I feed everyone starter now, including the hen?
Thanks so much!!