Hi all, I have had a hen sat now for 26 days, and realised I must do the kindest thing for her sake, and take away the eggs. This was my first time with a broody so I let nature take its course, but unfortunately even through Rocky was doing his job very well, non have hatched and were all bad.
I have managed to get her off the nest and lock her out of the coop and now she is just getting very angry and standing outside the door clucking frantically. I know I should try and isolate her but she wont let me near her, poor thing.
I'm concerned that when I open the door later when they go to bed she will go back into her nest box, so what I would like to know is shall I get rid of her nest and leave the box empty with no bedding? Any advice would be very much appreciated as I feel so sorry for her at the moment.
I have managed to get her off the nest and lock her out of the coop and now she is just getting very angry and standing outside the door clucking frantically. I know I should try and isolate her but she wont let me near her, poor thing.
I'm concerned that when I open the door later when they go to bed she will go back into her nest box, so what I would like to know is shall I get rid of her nest and leave the box empty with no bedding? Any advice would be very much appreciated as I feel so sorry for her at the moment.
