RebelEgger
Crossing the Road
Miss Velma insisted on being broody, so as a Mother’s Day gift to her I allowed her to remain on 4 eggs, one from each of my ladies. Congrats PJ, you’re going to be a dad!
She has been incubating her soon to be hatched babies in the coop with the rest of the flock.
I was thinking the whole time of allowing her to remain there and raise her brood with the flock, thinking this will help them integrate much easier.
Of course as hatch day gets closer,
I’m having anxiety about all the things that could be wrong with this plan.
Please share your thoughts or personal experiences with having your broody raise her babies with or away from the flock.
I do have a separate space I can put them in, but it is completely removed from the rest of the flock, and mine no longer free range as we have had a terrible fox issue this year and lost 7 of our flock over the winter, 6 hens and our head rooster, Phillip.
We are currently building a new coop (stay tuned for that post lasted this summer!) which will be able to accommodate this particular situation, but until then… here we are.
Broody Velma:
She has been incubating her soon to be hatched babies in the coop with the rest of the flock.
I was thinking the whole time of allowing her to remain there and raise her brood with the flock, thinking this will help them integrate much easier.
Of course as hatch day gets closer,
I’m having anxiety about all the things that could be wrong with this plan.
Please share your thoughts or personal experiences with having your broody raise her babies with or away from the flock.
I do have a separate space I can put them in, but it is completely removed from the rest of the flock, and mine no longer free range as we have had a terrible fox issue this year and lost 7 of our flock over the winter, 6 hens and our head rooster, Phillip.
We are currently building a new coop (stay tuned for that post lasted this summer!) which will be able to accommodate this particular situation, but until then… here we are.
Broody Velma: