Broody chicken set up

How and why to break a broody hen (this really works!) There are a few different tricks you can try to stop a broody hen. Here are the ones that work for me...

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So your hen is broody for sure! Congrats, you're going to have chicks! Now, there are two different ways that people usually care for a broody. Some people will leave her wherever she decides to make her nest. I have tried this, and it never worked for me. If she makes her nest outside the coop, this is not even a viable option, since she could be exposed to the elements and predators. If she makes her nest in a nesting box like mine did, other hens will try to lay eggs there as well. You…

any body have pictures of their SIMPLE and SMALL broody boxes? two of my cochins went broody today and need to seperate them because the other chickens are...

How do you handle broody hen season? What is a broody and how do you know you have one? The spring weather brings on the urge to set on eggs and hatch out

When you have a broody hen, raising chicks even easier! Here's how to set up a brooder box that will accommodate mom AND chicks!

I keep trying to separate our chickens into groups that make sense. *We have our big coop that John, the kids and I built last year. We still need to do a few things to it, but only finishing kinds of things. In the big coop we have our layer hens (Plymouth Barred Rocks, Dark Brown Leghorn, Black Leghorn, Black Australorps) and a couple fancy roosters(Black Australorp and Black Sumatra). The roosters need to be pulled out and given their own little rooster huts, but I haven't quite organized…

Learn how to set up a brooder box for chicks. Everything you need to know about how, as well as 5 easy DIY ideas for making a brooder box.

Who likes stinky chicks in their house? Not me. So we set up an outdoor chick brooder with the Lehman's Portable Chicken Coop! Here's how.

A brooder is a container or area in which your chicks will live for the first few weeks of their lives. It is a safe area that provides all the necessities for chicks to stay safe and thrive. Within this area there are elements that chicks will need in order to eat, drink, stay warm and maintain their good health. It is very easy to set up and is a temporary home until they get bigger and can be outside in their chicken coop. In this article I will go over all the elements you will need for…