Moving broody hen?

[savvychickz]

I have a Welsummer hen laying on eggs that are supposed to hatch in a week or less. I live in Michigan and it’s currently VERY cold and snowy, I’m scared that if the chicks hatch while I’m away they might fall out of the nesting box and just freeze. I have a little tent set up with food, water, and bedding for her and her chicks when they hatch (It’s inside in the warmthhh lol) Is it okay for me to take her inside with the eggs and get her set up for their hatching? Or will that just throw her off and make her not wanna lay on them anymore? I’m just worried for the chick(s) safety.

 

[Animals45]

You should probably just leave her where she is.

 

[ChickNanny13]

I wouldn't move her ... You could make a "lip" at the opening of the nest box so the chicks can't fall out. Is the nest box high off the ground?

 

[chickens really]

I move mine all the time. My Silkie started in a nest box and I moved her into a crate. She is being moved again into my garage Brooder today because she is due to hatch on the 7th and it's really cold here. I have a heat lamp set up over the feed and water so the Chicks won't freeze when they come out to eat and drink.

 

[Jeninoz]

I moved my hens eggs into a nest box in same place in coop and she sat in the eggs. I moved my hen on her eggs in the same nest box to another coop on her own and she remained sitting on the eggs fine.

 

[cassie123]

I have a Welsummer hen laying on eggs that are supposed to hatch in a week or less. I live in Michigan and it’s currently VERY cold and snowy, I’m scared that if the chicks hatch while I’m away they might fall out of the nesting box and just freeze. I have a little tent set up with food, water, and bedding for her and her chicks when they hatch (It’s inside in the warmthhh lol) Is it okay for me to take her inside with the eggs and get her set up for their hatching? Or will that just throw her off and make her not wanna lay on them anymore? I’m just worried for the chick(s) safety.

I would probably move them.
Good luck!

 

[Acre4Me]

I had a broody sitting on fake eggs for 3 weeks. We bought some chicks on a last minute decision to give to her to raise. We moved her to another location out of the coop before we gave her the chicks. She stayed on nest, and did a great job raising the chicks. Same chicken went broody again, we moved her after a week as we considered giving her eggs to sit on. She did not take well to being moved, would not stay on nest for long periods, and within several days had lost her broodiness.

Since you are so close to the hatch, I’d be more tempted to raise the nest box barrier to keep chicks inside, and move them if necessary after they all hatch.

Good luck!

 

[savvychickz]

Update: One has hatched! It has really big feet so it kinda looks like a penguin when it walks

 

[chickens really]

So cute...

 

[aart]

Update: One has hatched! It has really big feet so it kinda looks like a penguin when it walks

So..... did you move her?