This looks exactly like a chick I have now, My Roo is a RIR and the hens include Delaware, California (she's who hatched them), black Maran, RIR, and brown sex link. I see your post is several years old.. how'd she turn out? lol
It was more that she was off them for an hour or so which would've been not a concern but she then went to sleep on the roost with the others instead of in the separate nesting area where the eggs were so I figured she would be off them all night- that's why I brought them in. :)
Pretty much, yes that's correct. It was maybe 2 hours- she was off the nest at about 5pm- I know because I was in the garden and heard her come out to chase the other chickens in hormonal fury ;) so when at 6:45 I went to lock up the coop I saw she had roosted with the others and figured she...
This might be a dumb question but..When she was off her eggs I just kept watch to see if she'd return to them but when she perched with the others I figured she was just 'done'. So, I brought them in, took a look and I can see development so I put them in a small planter I lined with soft...
