OMG I THINK MY CHICKEN IS BROODY!!

[bufforphington]

um i just have a few questions, my hen is just sitting in the coop and she's been there all day, (literaly) but will she get food and water by herself or will she stay in the coop for three weeks? also is there anything i need to do to the eggs like flip them? or will she do it like naturally?

 

[CayleeMarie03]

She will get the food and water herself. She will turn the eggs many times a day. You pretty much just have to sit back and do nothing. Momma hen will handle it.

 

[bufforphington]

what will happen when they are born? will she just leave or will she like peck them to death or what? because the day that they might be born i think i might be gone part of the day.

 

[bufforphington]

also should i move her out of the coop? because she's just sitting in one of our nesting boxes. and the other ckickens have started to lay in the SAME nesting box as hers, so now there are a lot more eggs that would hatch at different times. what do i do?

 

[JakeBremer]

Gather the eggs that are being layed in there. But let her set on the originals.

 

[JohnnyxRex]

Make sure to mark the originals with a sharpie or magic marker or something so you know with eggs are new!! Do not let many collect because sometimes if there are to many she might take some out of the nest at a time. Then after a while she will put them back under and take out others. This can kill the eggs. If she is broody she will not be happy with you taking the other eggs.

If you have a place set up for her where she can be alone with her eggs, then bring her there. If, not, she should still be ok. She will take care of everything so don't worry! After the chicks she will continue to warm then and she will teach them! So fun to watch!

 

[bufforphington]

what if she's been broody for like a week so i don't know witch are origonal. should the garage be okay with the loud garage doors. or should i put the dog pen in the chicken area?