- Oct 29, 2012
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I have a Wyandotte hen. I noticed her missing last week one evening when I went to put the chickens in the coop. The next morning she appeared and ate and got water. They free range during the day so I didn't watch her too much. That night she was gone again. The next morning she was back. Finally yesterday I found her. She has built a nest up by our swimming pool equipment. I noticed yesterday that I actually only see her in the mornings when she eats. The rest of the day she is sitting in her nest. A horrible rain storm came last night and I checked on her this morning and she was sitting there all wet. Then it dawned on me...she must be sitting on an egg. I went out there a few minutes ago and tried to lift her up a little and she squawked and carried on so I gently lifted up her tail feathers and saw at least a half a dozen eggs under her. What do I do? Is she trying to hatch them? We do have one rooster so it is possible they are fertile. Do I just leave her alone? She is fairly protected where she is from hawks etc. I worry a snake may come along. Have not seen any snakes this year but you never know. She is up against the backside of our garage. This happened to another hen last week. An Americauna. It went missing every night. My husband then noticed it climbing into a flower pot. I removed it out of the flower pot and saw she was sitting on 14 eggs. Not all of them were hers either since she lays blue eggs and she had some brown eggs in there with her. I put all the eggs in another pot and put the pot in the coop since I was more worried about predators where she had her nest. She has completely ignored it since then. What do I do with all those eggs?
Thanks!
Thanks!