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  1. shortgrass

    My hen hasn't left her nesting box in days

    How is it that you predicted exactly what happened lol ;) BR snuck in in day 3, so I have a random large egg with a late due date, and a silkie had snuck one in somewhere in there, and that one got stepped on by a fat foot and was infertle anyway! I didn't think a 5 month old hen could even GO...
  2. shortgrass

    My hen hasn't left her nesting box in days

    Good point. I can add to it... I put a pan of food by mine and the other hens were in there bugging her and eating her food. I didn't know if she was getting up or not, since she's so young and new, but she does sneak out and get a drink and eat and a dyst bath, then goes right back. It helped...
  3. shortgrass

    My hen hasn't left her nesting box in days

    Broody poop! I have a question on that lol... Is it supposed to look like they just ate a pound of clay? Mine left a huge pile of what literally looks like a ball of clay, full of sand... I just assumed she ate a bunch of dirt while bathing; that's pretty much all it was!?
  4. shortgrass

    My hen hasn't left her nesting box in days

    X2 What breed? White earlobes most likely mean she iscacwhite egg laying breed. Cochins and silkies are known to go "broody", in fact, I have a 5 month old banty Cochin that is setting right now lol... I'm not entirely sure on other breeds.
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