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Callalilly Farms
Hatching
- Apr 26, 2023
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Okay that's a great idea. She's definitely not nesting yet. I think the stress and the pacing is preventing her from really nesting. I've only gotten one egg from herI am saying you cannot trust toms especially when you only have one hen and she is on a nest. You can prevent the tom from having access to the nest without separating him from the hen.
One method is to make a cage around the nest with an opening the hen can go through but small enough that the tom cannot go through.
Toms will take advantage of a hen sitting on a nest as an invitation to breed. This can lead to smashed eggs and an injured hen. In the worst case, it can end with a dead hen.