As far as broody hens go they usually choose their own spot. I have an area in
my coop that is like a separate nesting area with a little privacy. Sometimes
they use it sometimes not. I have an OEB hen brooding in a nesting box with the
other hens laying around her. She (and most broody hens) will keep others away
from where they decide to set eggs. Just make sure she can get to feed and
clean water. Mine will get off the eggs to feed/water and walk around a minute
and then go back to her nest. If I try to pet or move her, she pecks me. I
have no idea what will hatch because I don't know what she is setting on. I
don't think they are all her eggs. She has 6. Susan
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From: zilla963 <lccarlson06@yahoo.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, April 29, 2011 3:19:43 PM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: new Member
I thought they were dual.. .but I have been reading so much in the midst of
finishing my statistics class, moving and working full time I could have read
that wrong...
doesnt matter as hubby wants wyandottes... and well.. sometimes its not worth
fussing over... so i will love what ever we get... and if we dont we will get
somethig else!!
I dont want silkies etc because I dont want to get attached... so really the
less I have to do with picking them the better ( less 'invested" in it)
Silkies are sooo pretty! i wouldnt want to eat them...
my immediate question was I think I read that when a hen gets broody and you
want her to do that, you should seperate her so the others dont stop laying as
well... how do you do that? I mean do you have to take her clean away ( other
side of the barn? property?) or can you just wall her off in her own box?
Since we are building this we want to incorperate something that one can brood
and not disturb the others - or if we have to build something smaller for those
times...
what do you all do?
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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