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[fshinggrl]

many people do hatch eggs inside the coop you could just leave her in the coop and only move her if the other chickens are aggressive with the chicks 

Ditto. My hens hatched inside the coop with others just fine.

 

[AmericanMom]

thanks...but she hated it
moved her at dark. locked her in for the night (thought I would open door in the AM) she clucked a long time..finally sat..(I went to bed) I woke up this am let her out because she was pacing and clucking (not sitting) opened the crate door..she paced in the nursery want wanted out.....so I put her in the run with the rest of the girls and moved eggs to "her" nest in the coop..she relaxed and went back to sitting?? I guess the chicks will have to hatch with the flock and I'll move them after hatch!! Should I try to put up a divider? or let things alone and hope for the best... I told momma no more eggs to hatch for her..... she doesn't play well!!
thought and ideas anyone??????

I have a hen that refused to leave the coop also, I just boarded up her nesting site until the other girls were done laying, let her out at around 3 closed her back up when I shut the cluckers in for the night...Its tedious but the other hens wouldn't leave her alone.. after the chicks hatched I did move her and them to the grow out pen for 5 days and allowed her and the chicks to fully bond...they are all now 7 days old and back within the main flock.