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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: vfr400boy on May 21, 2014, 09:39:35 pm

Title: Broody hen
Post by: vfr400boy on May 21, 2014, 09:39:35 pm

Hello , I have a silky sitting on 15 eggs ish , she is in a run with 3 bantams and a cockrill , will she be ok in with them or should I move her thanks  ps ther dew tomorow

Title: Re: Broody hen
Post by: in the hills on May 21, 2014, 10:16:45 pm

Have you got a small coop she can move into? She would be much better in her own space once the chicks have hatched. Best done as soon as the hen starts sitting. You'll have to wait now until the chicks hatch. If she is in with the other hens and not separated at all, they could well attack her chicks and kill them. She will also be worried all the time trying to protect her brood.

Title: Re: Broody hen
Post by: vfr400boy on May 21, 2014, 10:32:47 pm

Ok thanks I have a small coop will move her