MessyJo
Chirping
- Mar 24, 2022
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I have a first time broody (raised by my other broody). She started with 14 eggs and then I reduced to 10 by candling. Over time less and less were viable and now she has 4. Between Monday and Wednesday will be 21 days (eggs were a couple days apart).
Anyway, she is in the favorite nesting box. I tried to move her early in her broodiness but it really pissed her off and was a no go so I let her stay. But the others still go in to lay and sometimes kick her off which I think contributed to so many eggs dying earlier.
Since we're getting close, I'm wondering if I should block off the nesting box. I can put a wire basket over the opening and leave food and water, but there's not enough space to come off and poop or if I try to move her to a new location. Another option is closing off this coop and hoping the rest move to the second coop which isn't used by most of them and/or set up other potential egg laying areas around as options during the day and shut them out of the coop until night when they go back in for bed.
Thoughts and opinions?
Anyway, she is in the favorite nesting box. I tried to move her early in her broodiness but it really pissed her off and was a no go so I let her stay. But the others still go in to lay and sometimes kick her off which I think contributed to so many eggs dying earlier.
Since we're getting close, I'm wondering if I should block off the nesting box. I can put a wire basket over the opening and leave food and water, but there's not enough space to come off and poop or if I try to move her to a new location. Another option is closing off this coop and hoping the rest move to the second coop which isn't used by most of them and/or set up other potential egg laying areas around as options during the day and shut them out of the coop until night when they go back in for bed.
Thoughts and opinions?
