Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

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farmer boy said:
well when she was off all the younger roos were attacking her a lot and she was attacking them back so i put her back and i thought she was supposed to keep her broody spot the naked spot on her stomach .. i just didn't want her to get hurt or anything so i put her back all the birds were going at her because she is hidden away in a spot where the other birds can't see her and she is a bantam so she could get hurt by the bigger birds
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If she is out of their sight/sound then basically she is loosing her normal spot in the pecking order and they are treating her as a new hen probably... so if they are that aggressive then you should monitor her when she is out to make sure she isn't hurt. Ours never plucked a broody patch on her belly, at least not a noticable one.
 
fisherlady said:
If she is out of their sight/sound then basically she is loosing her normal spot in the pecking order and they are treating her as a new hen probably... so if they are that aggressive then you should monitor her when she is out to make sure she isn't hurt. Ours never plucked a broody patch on her belly, at least not a noticable one.
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okay so thats why . next time she goes out i will stay with her
 
Thankfully, I am at work today so I haven't gone out to check on chickens every 30 minutes. There was nothing happening when I left this morning. I'm hoping for at least some pipping by the time I get home! This is making me crazy!
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