Hi all,
I am thinking of starting a hatchery sort pf business for the summer as im low on money i know a lad i can get a good 65 egg incubator for 75€ i have a few questions
1 i currently have 4 RIRs and 3 Light SUssexs (1 is currently on day 16 of sitting on 10 eggs) i also have a mixed breed...
Hi all,
I am thinking of starting a hatchery sort pf business for the summer as im low on money i know a lad i can get a good65egg incubator for 75€ i have a few questions
1 i currently have 4RIRs and 3Light SUssexs (1 is currently on day 16 of sitting on 10 eggs) i also have a mixed...
i had the same problem and i moved her at night 2 days agoa on her 7th day of sitting on 10 fertile eggs first i lifted her of the nest and took the eggs to the nest i had made for her then i just lifted her to the coop and she sat tight all night and only takes 1 break a day
so my broody took 11 eggs under her 7 days ago and this morning she came out as usual had her drink and food and got back into the OTHER nest box and the other eggs have been un incubated since 12 o clock i put her back on the right nestbox at 4 are the eggs still gna hatch or what will i do do...
well im 14 and mom and dad said i could get 3 hens we built a big coop and run that was easter 2012 and now we have 1 roo 3 silkies 7 hens and i have 9 eggs under a broody hen you can never have to many hens
after sitting on the golfballs for 6 and a half hours she got up and walked away when i looked in the nest box the was loads of her fluffy withe tummy feathers in the nestbox ............................ she is also pulling out some if her feathers when shes out free ranging
does anyone know...
right so my light sussex is a year and a bit old and shes been sitting on heer eggs for the last 4 hours i know its not long but im almost sure shes broody she is squaking at other hens when they try and lay near her or even if they/i go into the coop she fuffes up all her feathers and squakes...
one of my hens seems to sit on the grass for an hour or 2 and she will sit on her eggs for nearnly 3 hours ........ she gets up if u go near her but why is she doing this?????
Ok so i bought 2 12 week old silkies 4 weeks ago(1 died of mareks) so its only the 1 on her own she is usually well away from the bigger breeds and doesnt seem to go near them but tonight when i went to lock them in i couldnt find her but i could hear her after 20 mins looking i saw some white...