Not sitting on her eggs...

Bcoz18

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Apr 20, 2020
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I have a hen that had about 12 eggs in her nest. She sits on it most of the morning and comes out around 3 4p. But then stays out until the next morning :/ she's no longer laying eggs I'm afraid her eggs are going to go bad. What can I do?
She laid them in the coop where all 15 to 20 chickens so in and mess around could they be messing with her. I thought about making a huge box for her and putting here in with her eggs so no other chickens/,turkeys get in? Should I put food and water in the box? The box will be big enough for her to walk around in. Should I put a door on it for her to get in and out or since it's big enough for her to walk around in eat and drink there should be no door?
 
I have a hen that had about 12 eggs in her nest. She sits on it most of the morning and comes out around 3 4p. But then stays out until the next morning :/ she's no longer laying eggs I'm afraid her eggs are going to go bad. What can I do?
She laid them in the coop where all 15 to 20 chickens so in and mess around could they be messing with her. I thought about making a huge box for her and putting here in with her eggs so no other chickens/,turkeys get in? Should I put food and water in the box? The box will be big enough for her to walk around in. Should I put a door on it for her to get in and out or since it's big enough for her to walk around in eat and drink there should be no door?
The door should be big enough for her to go in and out but small enough that the tom can't get through. Leave the food and water outside of the cage as it can attract undesired guests.
 
The door should be big enough for her to go in and out but small enough that the tom can't get through. Leave the food and water outside of the cage as it can attract undesired guests.
The tom can not get In but we have about 15 smaller chickens that come in and out of the houses.. would that bother her and not make her want to sit on her eggs??
 
The tom can not get In but we have about 15 smaller chickens that come in and out of the houses.. would that bother her and not make her want to sit on her eggs??
Possibly. The thing to remember is that not all first time broodies are good at it and that turkey hens can get away with things that won't work for us if we are incubating the eggs.
 

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