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Thank you! This is my first time having a broody hen hatch out eggs, so others with more experience may give better info… I left my hen in the coop, completely unseparated from the other chickens. She is my “alpha” hen though, so it may depend on where your broody hen sits in the pecking order...

#3 hatched early this morning! All 3 happy and healthy, Mama Tate is doing a fantastic job keeping her babies warm and safe. :love

Still just two babies. Third is pipped, not zipped. Mama Tate is SO GOOD. She is definitely concerned and protective, wants these babies (and third egg), but does not peck at me or get aggressive with me checking them out. Leaving them alone for the evening and hoping for a third chick in the...

I will be extra cautious when handling the hen (her name is Tate)… I had that worry when I moved her to look. Will leave her alone as much as I can. When I moved her, she did peck at the darker baby a couple times, but not with much force. Is that her guiding it back underneath her? Or is all...

So here is my coop setup, food and water are hanging. Will put additional food and water in the coop for the chicks on a small platform. Open to advice if I need to change anything to make it more chick friendly! Is the ramp okay? Should I put a board up as a baby gate to prevent the chicks...

I will hunt down some good photos of my set up. Thank you for your input- very helpful/reassuring. Nature is gonna do what it is gonna do, good or bad. Will give a more thorough response in a bit!

Thank you for the reassurance, that’s what I keep telling myself- Mama bird has got this! It’s her first time too though, so it’s all new territory for us. I will stock up on extra chick starter, for sure!

Hello all, hatching day is TOMORROW and I am feeling slightly neurotic wanting to be prepared. Equal parts excited and nervous. Using this thread to document the experience for my own sanity. Had one of my Buff Orpingtons go broody in February and I couldn’t break her of it, so got three...