I'm not buying oneKarla, yes, this is exactly what mine looks like, only ... OMG, you need to shop around if you get one. This price is terrible. !!
. I use the heat lamp. Hang it over the water and it stays unthawed. We just turn It on when it hits 20 or below. My coop is so insulated that it never freezes unless it's really cold.
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Is she staying in the nest all the time? -- if she is, the roo shouldn't want to bother with her. It takes 21 days to hatch out the eggs that are fertilized, so depending on what kind of coop set-up you have, you should go with that as far as timing. The mama will keep her babies warm, but I personally wouldn't want to be hatching babies past September.
mama will do all the work , just add starter feed, make sure they ave water and mom does the rest. She will intermingle with the adults and no one will hurt them. It's getting to late now, winter will soon e apon us. Spring is a great tie, summer even August when my always go broody lol. I have 4 chicks with a mom now. They will e feathered out by the time the cold comes. Next spring they will be laying. I love fall broodys, makes it fun to see eggs right around february/March .
wow 16 layers, I'm still Waiting on two , then my twelve will all be laying, well until the snow flies lol. Looking for a bunch to molt here soon, setting up the lamp for the cold months and I'm still needing to buy the plastic to cover the pen. I'm so glad you got your coop fixed for winter, some one told me the winter was going to be harsh this year.
Those are most likely double yolkers. Mine have all done it, started not too long after they first started laying, and this went on for almost 2 months, to where now, I just get one every once in awhile. They seem to do this when they first start laying. It's always lots of fun, but makes you think **ouch** when you look at the size compared to a regular egg. !!
