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    Broody hen leaves nest while eggs are hatching

    So, here's the situation: the mother hen returned to the nest, and the other one just went in to lay an egg (while also keeping the ones that had started hatching warm). Two chicks have already greeted the world, and the last one is still hatching. As you advised, I didn’t intervene. Thanks...
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    Broody hen leaves nest while eggs are hatching

    Hi all, Is this normal? I have a Serama hen sitting on 3 eggs. At this moment, two of the eggs already have cracks, and one chick is about to hatch. And just now, the mother hen decided to leave the nest and take a dust bath. When I tried to put her back on the eggs to keep them from getting...
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    Seramas goes broody in the middle of winter

    Hi all. I need some advice. I have a flock of Malaysian Seramas—14 hens and 3 roosters—all about six months old. My hens are going broody one after another and want to sit on eggs. Right now, I have three broody hens that have taken over almost all the nesting boxes. And it’s the middle of...
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