heavenzeyes
Chirping
- Aug 3, 2015
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I have a 8-10 month Australorp hen, in which my daughter bought for me a few months bk. She was immediately accepted into tha flock by the others. It didn't take her long at all to choose her Rooster or vise versa. Either way her Rooster is a White Crested Polish Chicken & both of them are INSEPERABLE. Last wk she started layin eggs, every day she's layed 2 /day. As of the time of this post she's layed 16 eggs thus far! I couldn't help but ta take notice the absolute ONLY time she'll ever be seen in the nesting box is just moments before she lays an egg. She lays an egg, will cluck several times over to announce it to everyone, then off she goes. When tha coop is locked up at nite she'll roost on the roosting branch & other flock members will roost on the SIDE of the box. Every nite I've switched places between them all, put her on the eggs & the others on the branch, yet a few moments later I hear her hopping onto the branch. Early morning she's on tha branch & ready ta take off fer tha day. Her Rooster seems to favor roosting underneath tha box while she will roost above tha box. Yet none of any flock members will sit on the eggs!!...Is it possible that she may very well be aware as ta if they're fertile or not? I've candled tha very first 2 eggs she laid 1 appears non fertile & the other a lil questionable. Have any chicken hens been known to wait until they've reached a certain amount of eggs before sittin on them, just like ducks?
At what day is tha best day/days ta candle after being layed?...I started tha candling on the 3rd day after the first eggs were laid.
At what day is tha best day/days ta candle after being layed?...I started tha candling on the 3rd day after the first eggs were laid.