If I take the chicks will the broody go back to "normal?"

[Suechick]

I have a broody with 3 chicks under her, but she's not doing a great job of mothering them. Can I just take the chicks away from her? Or do I need to cage her or something?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

You can do ether. If you take them she will throw a fit but get over it pretty fast.

 

[jcfuente51]

wow what i could do its to take the chiks away b4 she kills them and for her to go normal i dont know what metod you guys have but what i've learn from my uncle its to give her a cold bath , yes put her in a buket with cold water let her inside for about a minute ans she will come up just normal altho it sounds cruel i have not done it cus all my hen are beatiful mamas..

 

[Suechick]

OK, I took the chicks so they would be safe. When they hatched she left 2 of them out on the nest and they were all cold, they would have died if my ds didn't put them back under her. But for 2 days now she hasn't taken good care of them. She's still sitting on an empty nest. Do I leave her there? How long should it take her to recover?

 

[Suechick]

She wouldn't get off the nest, so I put her out in the yard with the other hens and locked her out of the coop. Hope that works.

 

[Suechick]

Any other advice would be appreciated.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Ok, she is trying to continue sitting. Putting her in a wire floor cage off the ground with no nest is how I have heard of people fixing that.

 

[RioLindoAz]

I agree with the wire bottom cage.
She should recover pretty fast.