Issue getting chickens to brood

[Le3Kat]

I've built a chicken jail right next to my base, and every time I leave/enter/exist I can hear my chickens running for their life. Is this causing them to not brood on the chicken box? My hen has eaten 3 portions does she just need more grain?

[gilt-kutabe]

@Le3Kat

Yeah, it only counts when they’re actually sitting on the eggs. So if they’re always scared, the eggs aren’t going to get incubated. They’ll incubate whenever you’re out of their detection range, but that could take a long while in your case.

[Le3Kat]

Would replacing the fencing with solid blocks help? Or can they detect through walls?

[idiomcritter]

11 blocks distance is needed, between the player and the chickens.  setting the hen house a distance away, preferably in a spot where the player only passes by to fill the troughs