hi i finally got a chicken to go broody 3 weeks ago she hatch out 10 beautiful chicks but the thing is shes still broody i took the chicks out cuz for some reason my other hens attacked them 2 of the chicks end up dieing cuz half their heads was pecked off
this my first time having chickens and i didnt think they would do such a thing but anyways so i took her chicks away and he nest was empty i went back out to the coop the next day and she was sitting in another nest full of eggs that i was about to take in....... so i let her keep them cuz i dont mind having a broody hen rather the mom do the hatching and not me but i was wonding how much long will she keep brooding and was it wrong for me to take away her kids is that how they know to stop or what. i got 2 other hens broody who are now hatching out eggs this week right now they r in what i call the baby coop i built it for the lil chicks but some how they got the fat butts in to nest lol so i made door bigger so they can get in and out but the babies they r hatching r safe for now but i am thinking about taking the babies out later today and put them in the brooders box with my other lil ones just be on safe side but still not sure what should i do? keep them with their moms and take chance them getting pecked to death by the other big meanie hens or take them away from mom??
