Keeping Your Broody Hen with Her Flock
We frequently give our broody hens chicks to raise, easier for us and so much nicer for the chicks. We don’t separate them from the flock at all, but just sneak the chicks under the mother hen at night and when we are confident she has accepted them, move her nesting box and chicks into the henyard next to a dog crate which contains the chick starter and their water. She will protect them from the other hens and the dog crate allows the chicks to access their vittles while keeping the big girls away. You can see it all here:
Another advantage of this is that I don’t ever have to worry about reintegrating mama and babies back into the flock.
Getting lots of broody hen questions these days; the ladies must be trying to get one more round in before winter.
Your broody hen has asked me to tell you that she is ready for some chicks, and we just happen to have some!
We frequently give our broody hens chicks to raise, easier for us and so much nicer for the chicks. We don’t separate them from the flock at all . . .
Did you know that Imitation Vanilla is made from Beaver Bum Secretions? And that this disgusting food additive is the magic ticket for adding birds to a new flock?
Surprise! You are a mama!