Putting fertile eggs under broody hen for the first time

rooster1119

Chirping
8 Years
Jul 2, 2013
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England, Devon, Plymouth
Hi,
ive put 6 fertile eggs under my broody hen, what should I do now???, it my hens first time being a mum, she’s never hatched eggs before. My broody hen is the black chicken in the photo
NEED SOME ADVICE PLEASE FROM THE AMAZING WORLD OF CHCIKENS 🐓🥚🐣
 

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I have always moved my broody at night to a plastic bin in the shed, so that mommy can be alone. I have had the other chickens disturb momma and she has abandoned her eggs.
I would definitely move her to isolation (at night when roosting) with food and water nearby. Once I was able to move the nesting box (a mobile addition from tsc), with my broody to the shed. I then cut a hole in the side of a plastic storage bin and pushed it up against the nesting box opening. My broody was able to leave her box, feed, and return undisturbed.
 

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