HELP!!! can you move a broody hen.

[lrichards]

One of my hens has decided to go broody in the middle of winter. Can I move her egs and her so that she will stay warm. She is in a place that I can't put a heat lamp. I am worried that she will get to cold. Our nights are getting down to 20-30 degrees. Is this to cold for her or will she be all right.

 

[jforsness]

Just move her

 

[Pumpkinpup]

You can move her. It's best done at night from my experience but she will be fine. It will be better if she's in a nice safe, warm place.

 

[kobesmom81]

We have had to move a couple of ours to our "nursery". We move them at night and usually DH moves and holds the hen while I transfer the eggs and in a couple of cases the chicks. Ours just peck at us a bit but they've never actually broke skin or anything.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

HI THERE! I agree, just move her---I do it all the time. If she's a good sitter she will be away in LA-LA land and won't even notice!!! If you are nervous about it, or you haven't had her long, wait till it's dark or drape a light-weight cloth over her while you do it. Good Luck, but I'm sure it will be OK as once they are in BROODY-MODE they hardly register anything else.

 

[Mahonri]

Wish I would have moved mine to keep her away from the hens in the coop.

Oh well, you live and learn.

 

[aberfitch]

i just remove the eggs and the are out and about in about a day.

 

[r0xiRox]

if ur that concearned about ur hands then wear a pair of gloves, my chickens arent bad when their broody

 

[lrichards]

Will she try to go back to the place where she put the nest in the first place?

Why do I not want her with the other hens?

How long will she be there?

 

[Beau coop]

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What happened? I have a broody in with hens now. Do I need to separate her?