- May 1, 2010
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I put 6 eggs under a broody hen earlier this week and found 2 of them broken under her this morning and one of them in an adjoining box. I'm pretty sure my other hens are the culprits and I tried moving her and the remaining eggs tonight to another location outside of the coop but she wouldn't stay. (Although I did put some food in front of her after I moved her and she ate eagerly and then proceed to immediately poop in the new box - which may have been the reason she left the new box) I really have no way of enclosing her original box to keep the other hens away from her. For the time being I've moved the eggs back in her old box, which is where she ended up after I let her back in the coop.
Should I try moving her again tomorrow?
Any suggestions as to how to handle this situation?
Thank you,
Concerned mother hen in Minnesota
Should I try moving her again tomorrow?
Any suggestions as to how to handle this situation?
Thank you,
Concerned mother hen in Minnesota