I have the same question, but my chickens have been laying for a while and this is the first time it's happened. A friend who has been getting eggs from us for a while called and said the whites were very watery.
Okay, so I went in this morning and I noticed a broken shell behind her. If the eggs actually hatched, do the hens sit on the chicks to keep them warm??
I have a Bantam hen that has been sitting on her nest for about 20 days. When she first started sitting on them there were about 13 eggs and after a week or so there were only about 9 eggs. I am guessing one of our other chickens got a hold of them??? She has been sitting ever since and I...
Hi Everyone,
My name is Adrienne and I live in WNY. I live with my husband of almost 9 years and my 3 children; ages 11, 7, and 3.
We have had chickens for about a year now. Our first batch was 2 Bantam roosters and 3 Bantam hens that we adopted. About 6 months later we acquired 2 Wynedotte...