I think its official....I have a broody RIR *New- Questions*

She was on the nest when I went for eggs late yesterday afternoon. I figured ok, I'll wait till morning. She's still there but she unhappily let me get the eggs from under her. Tonight everyone is roosting....she's still in the box. I pulled my "Chicken Hospital" out of the garage. Tomorrow we'll be cleaning out the coop and putting it in for her on the one side. I will move her in with a couple eggs and see what happens. I understand first time moms sometimes dont do so well and she wont even be a year old till May. But I will give her a shot. I wanted a couple more but didnt want to raise chicks again so I guess I cant complain. But she is a TSC chick and I didnt have much hope of a RIR being broody.

 

ok, so I have a nice little nest made up in a quiet corner for her. My shoulder is acting up and I need older son to help and hes gone so I couldnt clean today and its going to rain again. I watched her today when I went out she was outside. She was out for maybe 15 minutes then went back in. Is that too long? When I move her I have to do it at night right? And shes on 5 eggs laid today, can I sneak another one under her when I move her that was laid yesterday but not refrigerated?

One more, do I have to keep her locked in a cage or can she just be segregated in the coop? Its in the corner techinically in what is supposed to be the storage part of the shed but they use the whole thing.