Chicken wants to set on her clutch all time

[Elena Kh]

Hello, One of my young hens (Speckled Sussex, from 2023) began to sit constantly in the place where she laid her eggs. He goes out for a while to eat, walks for a short time and immediately returns. Looks healthy. Maybe this is an instinct to take care about clutch of eggs? What to do? Help please

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hello, One of my young hens (Speckled Sussex, from 2023) began to sit constantly in the place where she laid her eggs. He goes out for a while to eat, walks for a short time and immediately returns. Looks healthy. Maybe this is an instinct to take care about clutch of eggs? What to do? Help please

She's broody

 

[rosemarythyme]

Do you want her to hatch or raise chicks or no? If no, I would advise breaking her of broodiness: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/broody-breaking-ala-aart.77915/

 

[Mrs. K]

If you don't have a rooster, and cannot get fertile eggs, one can wait a couple of weeks - say 14-21 days, and slip fresh day old chicks under her. She will raise them right up in the flock. Contact your feed store and either order specific chicks, or find out what day they get fresh chicks in.

If you can't have roosters, then get sexlinked chicks and you will have a better chance of getting pullets.

Nothing is more fun than a hen and chicks.

Mrs K