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Ladyknz said:
No, she just seems lonely/bored. Broody is in a separate coop as she was frightening the other girl away from sleeping in the coop, she’s really mean!
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She's a normal momma hen. They will drive other hens away from the nest and their chicks when they hatch. I would allow them access to the same space though. It won't be long before mom will be parading her chicks around. Yes, she will continue to drive off the other hen from her chicks but as long as there is enough space, she'll be fine. Once the broody weens her chicks, she will rejoin your other hen.
When the chicks mature, they will integrate with their mother and "aunt".
What are you going to do with any cockerels you hatch?
 
DobieLover said:
She's a normal momma hen. They will drive other hens away from the nest and their chicks when they hatch. I would allow them access to the same space though. It won't be long before mom will be parading her chicks around. Yes, she will continue to drive off the other hen from her chicks but as long as there is enough space, she'll be fine. Once the broody weens her chicks, she will rejoin your other hen.
When the chicks mature, they will integrate with their mother and "aunt".
What are you going to do with any cockerels you hatch?
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Good to know, thank you.
I will probably keep one (we are allowed to have a rooster in Dunedin as long as no one complains) or rehome. Eggs are from Easter Eggs hens and the rooster who fertilised them (🤞🏻) is an Araucana and he is magnificent.
 
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Gyrtle seems much more content now that I’ve opened up the run of Myrtle’s brooding coop so she can visit. Myrtle won’t let her near the nesting box where she is sitting but popped out today for a bath etc and Gyrtle escorted her everywhere. It was really sweet to watch.
 
Ladyknz said:
Gyrtle seems much more content now that I’ve opened up the run of Myrtle’s brooding coop so she can visit. Myrtle won’t let her near the nesting box where she is sitting but popped out today for a bath etc and Gyrtle escorted her everywhere. It was really sweet to watch.
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Myrtle wants companionship too. Her hormones are telling her to drive off Gyrtle. They'll both be better off remaining as their little flock until the chicks arrive and the flock grows. Do keep us posted on the hatch.
 

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