How do you let your hen hatch eggs?

[mordarlar]

wondering what the process is when you wanna let your broody hen hatch eggs?

Hello. I hatched out chicks under two hens last year. Each had to be separated from other hens and one another. Experienced hens are far less trouble as new broodys will sometimes abandon, kill chicks or steal from one another. I leave them separated until the chicks are about 6 weeks because it is less stressful for all involved. It's challenging for a broody to reintegrate AND protect the babies. My best broody has a point where she just walks away from the chicks and they need to be old enough to get away from harassment. This year, i am planning to only allow her a clutch. Having two broody hens at once was not enjoyable and i know she is very capable with a fairly large group. I'd be happy to answer any more questions if you have them. All my best.

 

[rum3002576]

I use broody hens to hatch my peahen eggs. When hatched I will do one of two things. Either separate the hen and baby peas in a pen of here own or just take the baby peas and put them in the brooder. If down that for a few years now and working good so far.