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    moving eggs and broody hens

    Wonderful!! Congrats!!
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    Call Duck Pond Ideas?

    Anyone have good suggestions for a small DIY pond for call ducks? Something for a small space. Post pics of your set up, if you can!! Thanks!
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  3. J

    moving eggs and broody hens

    Yes, this is a great idea. I have seen candlers at TSC, but you can also get them on amazon for $10 or less.
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    moving eggs and broody hens

    If other hens lay in there with her, make sure to check for broken eggs as well. They can get pretty nasty!!
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    moving eggs and broody hens

    You'll know next time! If she is truly broody, she will go back to the nest no matter what. I have some hens that are so determined to set a nest, that I have to physically pick them up off the nest and offer them water or food. They usually go have some time with the other hens, then come back...
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    moving eggs and broody hens

    I see. I doubt she will. I have never had another hen take over. The nesting hen will protect those babies no matter what breed or species they are. I have had two hens set a nest and co-parent when they hatched, though.
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    moving eggs and broody hens

    It is hard to try to decide if/when hens will set eggs. Best to let the RIR hen try to hatch them out and hope she sticks around for all of them. In my experience, even when I have put them all under my broody hen at once and marked the eggs and carefully monitored to make sure no new eggs have...
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