Multiple broodies...how to manage?
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 10:23 am
I really need to get the new/bigger coop set up properly! Eeek!
Peach is sitting on 9 eggs that should hatch this week. I moved her and her eggs into the new coop last night . It is already occupied by 5 10-wk old chicks, but she settled onto her eggs just fine. I had to move her because the main coop is small, and Speckles and Bluebell have also went broody. Peach is bottom of the pecking order, and they kicked her out of her nest. I have a dozen EE eggs coming tomorrow so I may split them up and give 6 each to the other two ladies.
Can I use the new coop as a broody house and just give each of them a separate corner (8'X10' shed)? But not completely separated? Will 3 broodys get along all with chicks? What are your experiences with multiple broodys raising chicks?
Currently all chickens have the option of free ranging during the day (except Peach who I locked in for the day so her GPS resets)
Peach is sitting on 9 eggs that should hatch this week. I moved her and her eggs into the new coop last night . It is already occupied by 5 10-wk old chicks, but she settled onto her eggs just fine. I had to move her because the main coop is small, and Speckles and Bluebell have also went broody. Peach is bottom of the pecking order, and they kicked her out of her nest. I have a dozen EE eggs coming tomorrow so I may split them up and give 6 each to the other two ladies.
Can I use the new coop as a broody house and just give each of them a separate corner (8'X10' shed)? But not completely separated? Will 3 broodys get along all with chicks? What are your experiences with multiple broodys raising chicks?
Currently all chickens have the option of free ranging during the day (except Peach who I locked in for the day so her GPS resets)