Need help

[TiggerzPooh731]

I have new birds that we rescued some people have said that they are belifielders, they started laying eggs at about 4 m old. They laid about 8 eggs each but they thought that they were sitting on their eggs but they were sitting on plastic eggs. It has been about 21 days and they are now getting off the nest more, but I have one that will attack the other one but not while they are on the nest. What can I do I really don't want to give one away or anything. Need some advice

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They are broody if they are setting in the nestboxes constantly. You will need to break them by putting them in a wire bottom crate slightly elevated off the ground. Another option is to block the nestboxes if none are currently laying. It should break them out of their broody state as well.

 

[aart]

It has been about 21 days and they are now getting off the nest more, but I have one that will attack the other one but not while they are on the nest.

Sounds like they are breaking their own broodiness...and are cranky.
I'd just let them be...and if they stay on nest again 23/7, break them.

 

[TiggerzPooh731]

Thank you everyone, they stayed off the nest all day and tonight they are sleeping out in the coops with my other chickens for the first time. They will be 6 mo old on the 4th of April