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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    All three eggs hatched and are now back with there mothers. Both mother hen's are sharing the 6 chicks they had between then. They are all doing really well and are full of energy. I think next time I get a broody I will invest in an incubator ! has to be more cost effective than keeping the...
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    It seems my oven is working...number 2 just hatched and boy is he loud !. Cracks now appearing in number 3
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    A quick update. I put the chick with it's mother. It was all fluffed up and quite energetic. The 2 mother hens were sunbathing with the 3 chicks they are sharing so I put it next to them. Both looked at it then one just scooped it under her and settled back down to sleep. I am keeping a close...
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    I got my 7 hens from a local market here in France and I am not 100% sure of the breeds. The hen who was sitting on the eggs looks like a Sussex Red with little black feathers on the tail. Just bred for egg production. I have 3 of those.. She was sat on hers and 3 other eggs. I also have 2 black...
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    Woke up an hour ago and we have 1 little black chick ! I got up once during the night to help it a bit and spray more water into the oven. It has not fluffed up yet but starting to dry off so probably not long out of the shell. It is very loud and quite active. Now do I just leave it in the oven...
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    I have a bowl of water in there plus I am spraying water with an atomizer every 20 mins.
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    If they survive my plan was to put them under one of the mother hens during the night. Is that not a good idea ?
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    Two of the eggs have started to crack :0)
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    I don't even have a thermometer....only the oven thermostat. I wasn't prepared because I had no intention of hatching them myself. Misses Chicken was supposed to do it. I can't just sit and do nothing though. One of my other chickens eggs started to hatch last Saturday. The first ones we have...
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    Thank you. I have put them in the oven with water. Door open, on as low as I can get it. Two are chirping now and I can feel them moving about. I candled them and 3 are completely black and the 4th looks empty. I will use the 4th to keep feeling for temperature. It is very strange to hold a...
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    My Hen left her nest with 1-2 days to go. What to do ??

    My hen left her eggs this morning on day 19. Her 'friend' hatched 3 chicks and one of them chose to go under her so I think she thinks her job is done. The 4 eggs were left for about 6 hours and were cold. I have wrapped them in a thermal jumper and am currently sat with them tied around my...
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    Should I move my broody Chickens

    Thank you both for the information and advice. The two broodies are in the same coop so I have shut them in for now with food and water. The rest use a different coop so in the evening I will shut the rest in and let the broodies out ...if they want to strech there legs. Next task is to try to...
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    Should I move my broody Chickens

    Hello everyone, this is my first post and I am sorry it is not advice given but advice needed. I have many questions....I have learnt alot about chickens since reading on these forums over the past few months so thought it the best place to ask. I am new to keeping chickens and have a 7 girls...
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