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Last summer I gave my consistent broody to my sister, since she was down by 3 hens. That hen promptly went broody and raised 6 chicks in the fall. They are now 20 weeks old and she went broody again in January.
My sister brought her back to me, with her new babies. They are currently in the broody coop and doing great.
She has been my best and often only broody. She is my oldest hen and does an excellent job raising her babies to love foraging. As the matriarch of the flock she was never questioned and had undisputed ownership of any nesting box she chose to go broody in.
But she's been gone for 6 months. Some of the other birds never met her. Others may have forgotten.
The flock is curious, but wary. She's all-out homicidal and wants nothing to do with the flock.
I foresee trouble.
My sister brought her back to me, with her new babies. They are currently in the broody coop and doing great.
She has been my best and often only broody. She is my oldest hen and does an excellent job raising her babies to love foraging. As the matriarch of the flock she was never questioned and had undisputed ownership of any nesting box she chose to go broody in.
But she's been gone for 6 months. Some of the other birds never met her. Others may have forgotten.
The flock is curious, but wary. She's all-out homicidal and wants nothing to do with the flock.
I foresee trouble.
