Hi! I have 8 chickens and 1 rooster. A broody jersey giant hen has been sitting on 5 eggs now for 20 days. She is in a plastic 10'high tub filled w/ hay in the chicken coop. All the rest have free range in an enclosed fenced in yard and come in at night to roost... What should I do when they hatch? How do I feed the babies seperately from the rest w/ medicated feed? Do I need to seperate these babies and momma from the rest?? Can I keep them together some way?? She's a large beautiful jersey giant who lost a wing to a raccoon, she's a great little momma called Danny. (Short for Lt. Dan from Forrest Gump!)
She is likely going to need her own space to raise her chicks or you'll have to set up a brooder and let her go back to the flock.
