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Hello
We have a native hen named Danica that suddenly visited our backyard and decided to call it home. She's a nervous chicken, but last week she suddenly disappeared. My daughter said she saw Danica, but angry and clucking all the time. One day we spotted her pecking at the yard, and we stayed with her. She then went to a bush near our neighbor's house, and we found her nest!
We prepared the coop for her so she can hatch them in peace(during her break time the hens like to peck on her). She's been sitting on them for a week. I'm thinking of putting my other hen's eggs under her so she can hatch them too, but I was wondering if I do add the eggs they will hatch at the same time along Danica's own eggs. I heard the incubation takes about 21 days, but Danica might hatch her eggs first and leave my hen's yet unhatched eggs. Should I place the eggs?
I'll post some pics soon!
Thanks in advance!
Oh, and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
We have a native hen named Danica that suddenly visited our backyard and decided to call it home. She's a nervous chicken, but last week she suddenly disappeared. My daughter said she saw Danica, but angry and clucking all the time. One day we spotted her pecking at the yard, and we stayed with her. She then went to a bush near our neighbor's house, and we found her nest!
We prepared the coop for her so she can hatch them in peace(during her break time the hens like to peck on her). She's been sitting on them for a week. I'm thinking of putting my other hen's eggs under her so she can hatch them too, but I was wondering if I do add the eggs they will hatch at the same time along Danica's own eggs. I heard the incubation takes about 21 days, but Danica might hatch her eggs first and leave my hen's yet unhatched eggs. Should I place the eggs?
I'll post some pics soon!
Thanks in advance!
Oh, and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
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