What to do with a broody hen

[Salty Cookie]

I have a broody hen sitting on five eggs. It has been four days.
She is currently in a brooding bin in the coop. I saw a hen sitting on her to lay an egg in the bin. I am not sure it is OK to leave her there or make a mama house with a dog crate and put it in the run to give her own space (the coop is too small to put a crate), but I am afraid she could get upset and give up. Or should I leave her where she is and move her to the crate once the eggs hatch. I just don't know what to do since she is my first broody hen!

Any advice is appreciated!

 

[ChickenGirl555]

I recommend looking at this BYC article's explanation of how to move her to a new area or how to simply deal with this problem a few ways:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-letting-broody-hens-hatch-and-raise-chicks.65989/

 

[Salty Cookie]

I recommend looking at this BYC article's explanation of how to move her to a new area or how to simply deal with this problem a few ways:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-letting-broody-hens-hatch-and-raise-chicks.65989/

Thank you and sorry for the late reply. One baby chick just hatched. I left her in the bin in the past three weeks. It is time to move her and the chick (hoping another egg to hatch today) to a hen house!

 

[Struttn1]

I have a broody hen sitting on five eggs. It has been four days.
She is currently in a brooding bin in the coop. I saw a hen sitting on her to lay an egg in the bin. I am not sure it is OK to leave her there or make a mama house with a dog crate and put it in the run to give her own space (the coop is too small to put a crate), but I am afraid she could get upset and give up. Or should I leave her where she is and move her to the crate once the eggs hatch. I just don't know what to do since she is my first broody hen!

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[Struttn1]

Mark the 5 eggs she is sitting on. Check the eggs everyday and remove the unmarked ones.

 

[Salty Cookie]

Mark the 5 eggs she is sitting on. Check the eggs everyday and remove the unmarked ones.

Thanks! I posted this thread about three weeks ago, and one hatched yesterday! She ended up sitting on 2 and currently waiting to hatch the second one. Now it is time to move her and the chick(s) to their hen house. I am nervous.... Should I move the chick(s) first and invite her in?