pebojuno
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I now have 7 broody pekins (out of 8 adult hens!)- 5 in decent sized rabbit hutches/ arks, one in a bread bin (don't ask!) in the main shed and one being stubborn in the nest box- I'm hoping they are going to hatch me out an army of polands!
I'm going to open the doors of the hutches when the chicks are strong enough and let the girls take them out and about in the field on good days as there is plenty of room for them to keep out of the way of each other if they want to! There will only be broodies and the one hen who isn't (yet!) broody around as I put the cockerels in together to stop the one girl getting hurt or stressed.
How do other people house their broodies? And will broody hens with chicks be able to get along with each other free range?
I'm going to open the doors of the hutches when the chicks are strong enough and let the girls take them out and about in the field on good days as there is plenty of room for them to keep out of the way of each other if they want to! There will only be broodies and the one hen who isn't (yet!) broody around as I put the cockerels in together to stop the one girl getting hurt or stressed.
How do other people house their broodies? And will broody hens with chicks be able to get along with each other free range?