This is day 5- one more chick hatched in the night, three remaining eggs are in the process of hatching
The rooster is a barred rock and the hens are barred rocks, RIRs and aracaunas. The eggs were from all 3 breeds yet the chicks all look pretty much identical.
The eggs were collected over 3...
She's patient and we still hope for at least 1 more chick. There's plenty of food and water and the new chicks are active and a lot of fun. I'm wondering how long to let Momma sit on the other eggs before we take them away.
Chicken newbie here-
I have a small flock- 8 hens and a rooster. One hen got broody so I saved out eggs for 3 days til I got 12. Marked them with crayons and let her sit on them. They started hatching slowly. So far 7 healthy chicks over 4 days. She's still sitting on the other eggs and I can...