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@fisherlady or anyone else who has had multiple broodies at one time,do you separate them into their own area around hatching time? I have two right now about 5 days apart in hatching time.I have them separated from the main flock. I am concerned that the one that is 5 days behind may steal the new peeps and abandon her own nest or worse attacking them. any advice?
 
oletymer said:
I have no math skills....I have 2 coops and they insist on all going to this one ...is there too many in this coop...:oops:
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If they have the option to move & don't, then they are happy where they are. I would leave them. If you add to the flock, put the new birds in the other coop so they get used to using it & then you will have birds in both coops.
 
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Turkeys looked like they were panting this afternoon... they had a big, fresh bowl of water and they had all drank from it so they knew where it was. Is that just a thing they do?
 
emorems0 said:
Turkeys looked like they were panting this afternoon... they had a big, fresh bowl of water and they had all drank from it so they knew where it was. Is that just a thing they do?
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Mine were panting & holding their wings out or shuffling their wings to fan themselves. Totally normal. Make sure they have shade & water. They will be fine.
 
zinia8 said:
@fisherlady or anyone else who has had multiple broodies at one time,do you separate them into their own area around hatching time? I have two right now about 5 days apart in hatching time.I have them separated from the main flock. I am concerned that the one that is 5 days behind may steal the new peeps and abandon her own nest or worse attacking them. any advice?
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Ours often hatch in the same area at staggered times without problems but with that being said it always pays to be careful since all broody hens act differently...
You can make a small gate out of scrap wood and chicken wire...think picture frame....and secure in the broody on the eggs the day After the First one hatches and allow her out for supervised stretch time once a day. there will only be about two days of high risk because once her own eggs start rocking and talking to her she will sit tight. Then make sure you supervise their first exposure for each other after they have their chicks to break up any broody spats.
 
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zinia8 said:
@fisherlady or anyone else who has had multiple broodies at one time,do you separate them into their own area around hatching time? I have two right now about 5 days apart in hatching time.I have them separated from the main flock. I am concerned that the one that is 5 days behind may steal the new peeps and abandon her own nest or worse attacking them. any advice?
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I had two broody girls hatch within days of each other. One of them would've been OK to share an area just fine but the other was very violent and protective to the point of attacking the other's babies. Needless to say, after 2 weeks of keeping them sperate and trying to work things out, the violent one lost hers (I took them) and the other adopted them. Now, the one would've stolen the others babies after her own hatched if she could but she did not even try to abandon her own nest to take them.
 
So I have officially graduated from Dad to Official Chick Holder. How do I know this you say? Because when I get home from work the words "Hi Dad" are no longer said by my 5 year old. They have been replaced with "Do you want to hold a chick?" or "Can we hold a chick?"
 

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