More than one Momma hen?

[Chikas123]

So right now I have 3, yes 3, broody hens. One hens eggs are due to hatch within a few days. And the other two have recently started brooding but I keep taking their eggs out from under them. I was thinking about slipping one of the almost due under the both of them but I am worried if three mothers walking around would cause a lot of drama in the coop. Should I break them or give them a chick to snap them out of the mood?

 

[me and my pal]

Well they might fight over the chicks and try to protect them, how many chickens are in the coop? i'f there are a lot of other chickens then i would put all the eggs under one hen and when they hatch put the mother in a pen by herself i almost always do it, every time i do this i hardly ever lose a chick

 

[Chikas123]

Lol yeah, we have quite a few chickens about 17! I think I'll just let her hatch her chicks. And we do the exact same thing with the separation. Just never had 3 broody hens at once!

lol thanks

 

[me and my pal]

we had a hen and a duck that went broody in the same box BIG box, and they kept on stealing eggs from each other all the duckling and chicks died, never not seprated them since

 

[Chikas123]

Awww. too bad. that would've been cool if they shared .

 

[me and my pal]

Yeah

But i have a black hen that should hatch out her chicks in about 1 1/2 weeks

Her last clutch is almost full grown, still in her pen