No, I'm not. And I don't think I've been doing anything different. Nope, no health checks either.
Could be.
Ohhhhh, that could be it! Yes, she can hear them for sure!Can she hear them? They could be triggering some instinct in her. You don't need to put her in their run unless she shows signs of wanting them. I know if I was her, I'd be wanting them.
Maybe you should do a health check. Make certain that she doesn't have any injuries, especially around the abdomen area.
Ok.
Remember that story I was telling you about Sparkles and how she got beat up because of Nalla and Shiloh? The reason why Nalla got Shiloh to turn the whole flock against Sparkles is because I had some Black Australorp pullets that I was moving into the flock. Sparkles was mean to those pullets and Nalla was adopting them. So, in order to protect them, who else shall she distract the whole flock with? Sparkles of course! Chickens can be weird and surprising sometimes. You never know what's going on inside their little minds.
Just look her all over running your hand all over her body. Search for any injuries, and with running your hand over her, check for any swollenness and fractured or broken bones.
Oh good! Signs of broodyness! Give her a couple of days or so on the nest, then sneak that bantams under her. She should take them right in. When they're all settled with each other (about a day), put her and them back in the bantam coop. Remove the heat plate and she'll raise the bantams right. Your bantams will grow up smarter, wiser, healthier, and good mothers. It's always a great thing to have an older bird raise chicks, even if she didn't hatch them. She'll teach them how to live, what's safe to eat, pecking order with respect for older and bigger birds (something VERY important to teach OEG bantams!) and what is danger. She'll even teach them any tricks you've taught her if you give her the chance. She'll keep them warm when needed, along with added protection.
