I want to get more chickens because my chicken is lonely (long story no nothing happened to the rest) I want 3 more but I’m not sure if I should get her friends or let her hatch some now that i finally can
She became broody like last month and I broke her out of it then she went back
It would be great if she was busy with hatching eggs because I’m busy with making the backyard nice for her and busy with school but I’m not sure because there’s also bunch of downsides so idk
First it would be good because she would get to be a mother which I don’t want to rob her of the experience and she also gets friends when they grow up the problem is I can’t control the number or the sex of the chicks , if I put too many they might all hatch if I put too little they might not all hatch or half and half and I might need to try and stick chicks under her, I also do not want roosters!!! They’re cute and all but I don’t have the space for 8 hens ! Also I don’t know if I can handle a mean rooster but I’m sure my chicken will put him in his place though cuz she doesn’t play around lol
Another thing is I see people say “aggression breeds aggression”? So if she raises chicks that aren’t her does this still apply? She’s a sweet heart but also a weapon lol which is great for a mother hen but not so great if all her hens are aren’t afraid to bite me too (maybe it’s just cause she’s lonely and they won’t become like that)
Another thing is heat ,my country is super hot so I can probably hatch them but I’m worried about her over heating she’s spends half the day playing with me inside because the sun is that hot and she can’t handle it well I have those portable acs but the air still hot
Teenage phase ; I’m worried they’ll have an awful teenage phase like their mom but I also think that could’ve happened because she wanted company so I can’t blame her and her chicks will have her and eachother+me
Behaviour: she gets hard to handle when she gets mean or broody so idk how to go about it if theres a way to make her not see me as a threat to her eggs or babies because I want to be able to handle them and play with them also her trust means a lot to me so if we can “co-parent” that would be great (advice on how to do that if possible lol)
I’m not too worried about her being a bad mom because raising chicks is so rewarding but I think she’ll be a good mother but I am worried about her becoming broody right After
It would be ideal for me if I can let her hatch eggs indoors but is that possible? (Advice on this please)
Im gonna do more research about egg hatching but I need some opinions on if I should let her go broody or just break her out of it I would like to hear personal experience so I can make my decision thank you for reading


She became broody like last month and I broke her out of it then she went back
It would be great if she was busy with hatching eggs because I’m busy with making the backyard nice for her and busy with school but I’m not sure because there’s also bunch of downsides so idk
First it would be good because she would get to be a mother which I don’t want to rob her of the experience and she also gets friends when they grow up the problem is I can’t control the number or the sex of the chicks , if I put too many they might all hatch if I put too little they might not all hatch or half and half and I might need to try and stick chicks under her, I also do not want roosters!!! They’re cute and all but I don’t have the space for 8 hens ! Also I don’t know if I can handle a mean rooster but I’m sure my chicken will put him in his place though cuz she doesn’t play around lol
Another thing is I see people say “aggression breeds aggression”? So if she raises chicks that aren’t her does this still apply? She’s a sweet heart but also a weapon lol which is great for a mother hen but not so great if all her hens are aren’t afraid to bite me too (maybe it’s just cause she’s lonely and they won’t become like that)
Another thing is heat ,my country is super hot so I can probably hatch them but I’m worried about her over heating she’s spends half the day playing with me inside because the sun is that hot and she can’t handle it well I have those portable acs but the air still hot
Teenage phase ; I’m worried they’ll have an awful teenage phase like their mom but I also think that could’ve happened because she wanted company so I can’t blame her and her chicks will have her and eachother+me
Behaviour: she gets hard to handle when she gets mean or broody so idk how to go about it if theres a way to make her not see me as a threat to her eggs or babies because I want to be able to handle them and play with them also her trust means a lot to me so if we can “co-parent” that would be great (advice on how to do that if possible lol)
I’m not too worried about her being a bad mom because raising chicks is so rewarding but I think she’ll be a good mother but I am worried about her becoming broody right After
It would be ideal for me if I can let her hatch eggs indoors but is that possible? (Advice on this please)
Im gonna do more research about egg hatching but I need some opinions on if I should let her go broody or just break her out of it I would like to hear personal experience so I can make my decision thank you for reading


