- Apr 8, 2008
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we are so excited and shocked and I don't know what to do!
We have 4 hens and 1 rooster. Our Buff went broody on 4 eggs... but she was off of them for many of the times we went to check on her, so we really didn't think they would hatch. But yesterday we had a chick! Now I'm freaking out! She's up in the nest box? What should we do? I'm feeling really horrible, so unprepared! Do we need to separate them? My instinct is let the mother take care of them, but I don't know how she can keep them up in the nest box... Any ideas? Thank you from a newbie!
Sarah
We have 4 hens and 1 rooster. Our Buff went broody on 4 eggs... but she was off of them for many of the times we went to check on her, so we really didn't think they would hatch. But yesterday we had a chick! Now I'm freaking out! She's up in the nest box? What should we do? I'm feeling really horrible, so unprepared! Do we need to separate them? My instinct is let the mother take care of them, but I don't know how she can keep them up in the nest box... Any ideas? Thank you from a newbie!
Sarah