(1) If you are incubating the eggs you should try to collect them all within 7 days of being laid for the best results.
(2) The "clock" starts ticking the day you start incubating the eggs or your hen is dedicated to setting on them for that matter.
(3) if your Hen is gathering eggs it's best to...
Video of him walking around,eats fine and gets in and out of the coop fine. Just walking around hunchback style.
We'll one more Australorp for the freezer, dang and he was a good bird.
D did you ever figure out what was wrong with her I have a rooster that's doing about the exact same thing so I'd like to find out first time I've had it I had chickens my whole life I've never seen this but my my rooster's doing the same thing your hen was doing now.
And I thought I was good at Math...then these chickens just got into multiplication and away we go! Its all fun and games til a hen has to lay an egg...then you better get out of the way!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I've had chickens off and on since elementary school.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
108
(3) What breeds do you have?
Ameraucana's, French black copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans, Golden Cuckoo Marans, Barred Plymouth...