so I have 5 or 6 broodys. I had lent out my smaller crate to someone for a puppy and they are still using it and I feel bad asking for it back. Of course a few weeks after I lent it out one of my girls went broody. Well I am now up to 6 but I THINK the first one is finally breaking. I forgot to go out and check last night if she went on the roost or in the box but she was out yesterday evening and out this morning. I am home today so will keep an eye on her.
I bought a crate but it is HUGE so too big for my coop, still in search of a cheap small used one that I can use in the coop since I don't like to keep them in the run all night even though it is predator proof so know i would be up all night worrying.
first question should I wait till I get a smaller crate that will fit in the coop to try to break them? my plan is to set up the big one in the run and put at least 2 in there since it is plenty big enough and let them out at night and make sure they go on the roost (but sure they will jump down).......
2nd question. Who would you try to break first? The ones that have been broody the least amount of time (one went broody 1-2 days ago) or the ones broody the longest?? I think the ones the longest will take longer and the shortest will hopefully take less time, but the ones the longest have been having less to eat the longest as well...... IF the first girl is in fact still broody she is going in there since she has gotten very thin and has been broody quite a while. The others are still nice and heavy at least.
I bought a crate but it is HUGE so too big for my coop, still in search of a cheap small used one that I can use in the coop since I don't like to keep them in the run all night even though it is predator proof so know i would be up all night worrying.
first question should I wait till I get a smaller crate that will fit in the coop to try to break them? my plan is to set up the big one in the run and put at least 2 in there since it is plenty big enough and let them out at night and make sure they go on the roost (but sure they will jump down).......
2nd question. Who would you try to break first? The ones that have been broody the least amount of time (one went broody 1-2 days ago) or the ones broody the longest?? I think the ones the longest will take longer and the shortest will hopefully take less time, but the ones the longest have been having less to eat the longest as well...... IF the first girl is in fact still broody she is going in there since she has gotten very thin and has been broody quite a while. The others are still nice and heavy at least.