- Nov 11, 2008
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My smallest hen Brownie is laying on 4 eggs! Were so excited but this is a first for us. I have 2 attentive friendly roosters (well, they never challenge me in the pen and I do not fear them at all) I have 4 other hens as well. I marked the 4 eggs with a crayon so I would know any other eggs that appeared under her were new and I am removing them to eat. question, do I need to separate her and the 4 eggs?? or can I just let them hatch with everyone in the same pen?? I am seeing conflicting info. Preferably would like to keep everyone together but I can section off a part of the pen. they don't free range and we have too many hawks (learned the hard way) when Brownie was younger she couldn't walk for about 2 months and I gave her a dropper of steroid 2x a day and exercised her feet and one day I checked on her and she had broke thru the barrier I had in the pen separating her and was standing in the middle of everyone! she is smaller and a little squatty compared to the rest but no one picks on her.
advice???? today is day 6 of her nesting on them. want to do right by her as she is my special one!
advice???? today is day 6 of her nesting on them. want to do right by her as she is my special one!
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 