Author Topic: Broody hen  (Read 1717 times)

vfr400boy

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • one life live it
Broody hen
« 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

in the hills

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Broody hen
« Reply #1 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.

vfr400boy

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • one life live it
Re: Broody hen
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2014, 10:32:47 pm »
Ok thanks I have a small coop will move her

 

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