How to fatten up a thin broody fast? VERY worried about our Momma hen

[jjthink]

Cara, Just saw this thread. Sending good wishes for your girl!

JJ

 

[ChooksChick]

I had one that had wasted away after a hatch, and I decided to feed her a can of tuna- she's still thin as can be, and it's been 8 weeks...instead of eating for the first few weeks she was always showing the chicks the food and breaking it up for them, rather than eating it herself!

I really push the scrambled eggs on her, too!!!

 

[blueskylen]

Out of 10 chickens in 2 years, I have only had 1 broody hen - the same hen twice! she is now back on the nest and it has been 2 weeks. I am making sure that she is out of the nest at least once a day running around for a few minutes. I hope she is successful this time, as the last time, she also got extremely thin and it took several months for her to get back to her old self.
I am thinking about blocking off a portion of the coop for her alone, as i am sure that the other hens are jumping in the nest when she is off and adding eggs to her litter - she started out with 2 and now there are 6 in there.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Keep her and the babies penned up. Scramble any extra eggs you have and feed them to her and the babies. Make sure she is getting water, and if you can put vitamins in it that would help.