Lochloosachicks
Songster
- Jul 2, 2017
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I finally have my first broody hen! I've been wanting one to go broody and now I'm so nervous. I found her sitting on eggs yesterday and she's still there today so I'm assuming this is it. She's about a year and half old golden comet. I'm not sure how many eggs she's sitting on right now, but I put 3 in front of her to see what she would do and she quickly tucked them under her when I walked away. I'm not sure if I should have done that.
My concern is when she hatches them. She shares a coop with 25 other egg layers, 2 roosters and 2 guineas. I'm including a pic of her in the box which is about 12 inches off the floor of the coop and ther small coop I have that I could move her to if she allows it. When she hatches what will the other hens do? I have a small coop that I could put her in I'm just not sure if moving her is a good idea. Should I just let nature take its course?
I would love some advice from some experts!
My concern is when she hatches them. She shares a coop with 25 other egg layers, 2 roosters and 2 guineas. I'm including a pic of her in the box which is about 12 inches off the floor of the coop and ther small coop I have that I could move her to if she allows it. When she hatches what will the other hens do? I have a small coop that I could put her in I'm just not sure if moving her is a good idea. Should I just let nature take its course?
I would love some advice from some experts!