oh wow, thank you. I had no idea the hen would not accept them. When the first one successfully hatched, she abandoned the eggs to protect the chick. So I took them and put them in the incubator. I am counting my blessings and not planning on hatching any more in the future. So happy she has...
I am first time chicken keeper. My hen went broody, she was laying on 12 eggs, 2 I think got stepped on or smashed. i took some of them from her and put them in an incubator. 1 hatched with er. so very exciting, that was March 31st.
I put 5 in the incubator, 2 have hatched successfully, April...
