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claraserena

another broody question

claraserena
15 years ago

My Buff Orphington has been setting for 19 days--eggs due to hatch Tuesday. I have her sequestered in the coop in an area about 4X4--made of old metal milk crates with openings plenty wide enough for a chick to get out. It is also chilly at night down to the 20's/30's

Is it better for the chicks to

1: take her and the nest and eggs to an indoor location before the hatch and risk that she will get flustered and leave the eggs

2: wait till the eggs hatch--the problem with this is that I will probably not be home when this happens--chicks could get out.

Last year I brought a broody in about 3-4 days before hatch and she sat tight and all went well. Is that typical?

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