Laying over a chicken that is already laying on her eggs!!!

[Idania]

Hello,
This is my first post.
I have 3 chickens n one rooster

One of my chickens has about 19 eggs and is already nesting
Now, I just saw that another chicken was laying over her like taking over or something (I'm brand new at raising chickens) so I poured some food to get her out and I went to check on the eggs n found she had laid an egg, so I removed it. What could I do to keep her away from my nesting chicken????

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Unless you separate her, you're not going to be able to keep her away permanently. Mark the eggs in the nest and remove the fresh ones daily.

 

[bobbi-j]

Unless you separate her, you're not going to be able to keep her away permanently. Mark the eggs in the nest and remove the fresh ones daily.

This.

 

[aart]

Hello,
This is my first post.
I have 3 chickens n one rooster

One of my chickens has about 19 eggs and is already nesting
Now, I just saw that another chicken was laying over her like taking over or something (I'm brand new at raising chickens) so I poured some food to get her out and I went to check on the eggs n found she had laid an egg, so I removed it. What could I do to keep her away from my nesting chicken????

Welcome to BYC!

3 chickens and 19 eggs.....and how long has she been 'nesting'?
Do you not remove eggs from nest(s) daily?
Is she on the nest most the day and all night long?

If you do indeed have a broody hen (not 'nesting') you'll need to do some management(as suggested by TKFG above).