My Hen Has atone Broody ! Any Advice ?

[Chicken Lover97]

Any Advice Or Tips ? She's A Game Hen if It Makes A Diffrence .

 

[Chicken Lover97]

* Has Become Broody

 

[sumi]

Have you given her eggs to hatch? I heard game hens are good broodies, so apart from putting some food and water nearby for when she takes a break from sitting I don't think you'll have to do anything. Unless you don't want her to hatch eggs...

 

[Chicken Lover97]

Yes I gave Her Eggs , After 5 Failed Hatches In The Incubator , I'm Glad One Of My Hens Has Taken Charge !

 

[HEChicken]

You will love the experience! I would segregate her from the rest of the flock so they can't push her out of the nest to lay, or otherwise mess with her eggs. If you can partition off a corner of the coop large enough for her nest, and a feeder and waterer far enough away from the nest that she has to get up and stretch her legs to eat and drink, that is ideal. It doesn't have to be fancy - just some chicken wire as a partition. Good luck!

 

[sumi]

Great! Good luck and keep us posted. Hope you get some chicks

What happened with your incubator hatches?

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Congratulations!

Broody hatches are so amazing and wonderful, and having a hen to brood the chicks is so much better than brooding them in a box with a light. Chickens raise chickens to be chickens, not to be pets, tho, so they won't likely be as tame as people brooded chicks. Or, you might just have to work harder to make friends with them.
My hen-brooded chicks were larger and healthier than my box-brooded chicks (by a lot), even tho the box-brooded chicks ended up being their parents.
Good luck with the brood and as mentioned earlier in the thread, separating the broody and eggs from the flock is a great idea. Much safer and more peaceful for Mamma

 

[Chicken Lover97]

Thanks For The Tips ! Very Excited .