Seems like allot of work to me... when you have the best incubator you can get with your hens.. plus.. they will protect.. and teach them the ends and outs of the chicken yard... what to eat.. and not eat...
Also.. the hens will turn the egg as needed...
I love you story...thanks for sharing...
I've raised chicks myself... most knew their name... they all knew me... I spent allot of time with them.. and like you handled them all the time... I had one chicken that would grab my pant leg and shake it to get my attention to pick her up... one of...
I've been coming to this site for a long time now... at least 3 years.... I just moved to Dixie County, Fl from the Eastern Shore of Virginia.... where I had to leave me chickens .. they were adopted by some friends on the shore....
But now I have my coop built... and my 8 new chicks were...