I lost a puppy to a swimming pool once.
Had my pup all picked out, but it climbed under the pool cover the next day.
Guess I wasn't supposed to have that dog.
Found another dog the next week that was in much more need of a new home.
Interesting how broody took chicks out of the way for the layers exit.
Yep, usually in the nest, but sometimes other places.
Have had a few put bedding outside of nest.
Hopefully once broody gets her new 'broody fierce' status well known they will all calm down. But, yeah, it can be brutal.
Tho I've found a couple broodies revel their new status and wield it wide and often unnecessarily....even after the chicks are weaned.
I keep a pile of bricks around to set in strategic places as 'steps' for chicks.
That was mild. Have a hellacious hen fights here, but my broodies set behind wire wall in coop....released into flock after about a week.
Are these broody chicks, or incubator?
My bator chicks get integrated at ~4...