I plan on it! I'm getting rid of the 2 Silkies...they are super aggressive when the other roosters try to mate! I was also going to get rid of one of my BO, but now I'm not sure that I can!I imagine so. Best keep their favourite man though.
Not a problem I have to face. I have Wrold to contend with ~ all fluffed up & spitting chips @ me ~ 2 broken eggs in the coop, not sure if she's to blame for those or not~ & we are headed to the mainland. I am going to have to put Suyin back in the big coop so I can manage my broody but that will be a job for tomorrow.
Wrold is such a character...
Sounds like you have your hands full! If my broody doesn't snap out of it, I will need to do something to help her! I've moved her off the nest to no avail...I'm interested in seeing how you will deal with it!
Usually a couple of days in my small coop with access cut off to the nesting boxes does the trick but Wrold is tiny So I may find I'm putting her back on a roost @ night.Wrold is such a character...
It will be slower & she's a young hen so like MJ's less likely to manage her sitting well.
Hopefully her broodyness will break quickly! I need to figure out something better than my dog kennel, I'm afraid she would just think it's a different nesting box & I can definitely put her back on the roosting bars at night. I think I can block off the sheltered area of the enclosed pen to confine her away from the nesting boxes! Thank you Jehane!Usually a couple of days in my small coop with access cut off to the nesting boxes does the trick but Wrold is tiny So I may find I'm putting her back on a roost @ night.
Most people seem to use a dog crate but I dont have a dog so...
I have a large dog crate! I used it to confine my escape artist...lol! I really didn't like it, as it wasn't easy to keep clean while she was in there! So thanks to you I have another idea in my next post!
Great idea! It’s good to have extra spaces for things like you mentioned! I have this soft green wire that I roll up and zip tie when not in use and then roll out to use for broodies or ‘see no touch’ for babies... I can find some pics if you’d like to see...So after chatting with @Ribh and having her mention a mini coop, I had an epiphany...lol!
I spoke with my husband and told him that right now I needed to temporarily set up a place of confinement for our broody girl! I just brought home some dog kennels from my son's place that I used to farmer together a confined area, that will give her access to the water system and it already has one of our feeders in place! When we have time time will will set this up to be a permanent mini coop! My husband said that he will frame it in and use the chicken wire that we have and he will build me a door! We will also extend the waterer in there for them to use! This will be a great place for broody's or possibly a sick hen, it will also work well for any little's that we get as a safe place for flock introduction! The sheltered area in the pen is where we will have the waterer set up for the flock during the winter, so it will be left open most of the time! If anyone gets sick during the winter, I will probably bring them in and use the dog crate that I have for them. Hopefully that won't occur, but it's best to have a plan!
She has access to the water bar behind the feed bag on the left and the 4" pipe feeder in the middle! It looks pretty sketch right now, but it is safe and should do the trick! After I unblocked the door to the free range pen several of the girls and Little Roo came in to say hi and see what was going on! I might just leave her in there overnight, I set up the mini roost for her, so hopefully she will utilize it! If she seems to stressed I will place her on the roost in the main coop overnight and then put her back in the confinement pen first thing in the morning!
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I need to clean the weeds off of it...oops!
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