new chick & broody hen area

This is the broody hen side, already occupied by Aggie (Silver-Laced Wyandotte) on the left, and Juliet (Light Sussex) on the right. Juliet is having one of her 5 minute breaks away from the eggs, to eat, drink and poop. We've made this separate section as too often, during one such break, another non-broody hen has jumped onto that nest to lay her egg for the day, and this disrupts the broody hen, and can result in her going to brood on another nest of eggs. You end up with nests with a mix of developing chicks and freshly laid eggs, and an unhappy hen.