Hi everyone, thanks so much for all the replies and advice - sorry I've taken so long to acknowledge those. I managed to reach the owner, who agreed that I should remove the eggs aiming to get down to about 5 that may hatch. Over time I have done that. I found a YouTube video that showed how...
Oh also - some of the eggs could belong to her sister who was also sitting under the house. I've only just been able to gain access, but they could have been nest sharing - aww!
Thanks - owner is overseas with limited contact - but was very happy to have some chicks. I will try to contact her again though, good point and - as much as I worry about them - it's probably not really my 'business'.
Hi everyone - I've joined this group as I'm currently housesitting which includes about 9 chooks. We were asked to feed and water, lock up at night etc, and they've become very interactive and entertaining. I've been reading posts from this group which have been very useful, but we are here...
Hi - I'm housesitting on a small fairly remote property that has some chooks. One bantam had three chicks about a week ago now, all seems healthy and well. A second bantam is sitting on about 20 eggs under the crawl space of the house - I managed to have a look today while she was out feeding...