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[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC, You found an Amazing Poultry Community to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members, who are more then willing to jump in and help you along your journey with any questions you may have.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your hatch!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Hello, and welcome to BackYard Chickens! We're glad that you've decided to join us, and we hope that you enjoy your time here.
Good luck with your flock, and may God bless you.

 

[BlueHorse17]

 

[Jmcj]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Have you been removing the extra eggs?
She should have been moved out of the nest boxes before you allowed her to set. She now has to stay put until the hatch is over.
When the eggs start hatching, affix a screen or chicken wire across the opening to her nest to keep the other hens out. When the hatch is over, move her and the chicks to the floor of the coop and let her brood them there until she is ready to take them out.
The entire flock should be on Flock Raiser or chick starter with oyster shell available for the other hens.
Is your coop elevated or on the ground?

Thanks for your reply. I have been removing the extra eggs. The coop is elevated. For next time, when a broody hen needs to be moved, where should she go? I read several articles that said she shouldn’t be completely separated from the flock, so maybe something similar to a metal dog crate?

 

[Jmcj]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Yes other hens are laying in the nest and may cause problems. I'd limit their access to her nest site. Good luck for a successful hatch.

Thank you!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[DobieLover]

I read several articles that said she shouldn’t be completely separated from the flock, so maybe something similar to a metal dog crate?

She should be in a semiprivate area on the floor of the coop. She needs to be able to come and go from her nest as needed.
My broody hens get visited throughout the incubation. I close the door to the area she is in during the hatch to give her privacy and keep the others from disturbing her during that time.
The door stays closed until the chicks are about 2 days old then I open it and mom will allow in whom she trusts and drive out all others.

Eggs laid next to her by visiting hens.

Visits from the senior rooster are daily.

He is usually the first to be allowed in to visit the chicks when they hatch.

The junior rooster was also permitted to help feed the chicks.

The mother, Astrid, took her brood out of the coop for the first time at 7 days old.

At 12 days.

 

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Wonderful photos @DobieLover