Good Grief. I wouldn't know what to do with 30 at once. I have mine in the bathroom. Heatlamp and Space heater on. They are in a box in the tub. I was thinking of putting strae in the tub and letting them loose in it. Not sure what Hubby would think about that!
:o All I needed was 2 Bantys for my sweet Rooster Dooster. I came home with 5 bantys, 2 araucanas, 2 barred rocks. Don't know how it happened. I am glad they didn't have any ducklings!
:)Congratulations on such a bond. She is precious. Just like a mother hen, those PEEPs of alarm, always get us to react and protect. Stirs something within.
Harriet had alot more than 15 eggs. I was pulling some of them because they overflowed the nest. I pulled the oldest weekly. She has been laying since end of Feb. We ate some of her eggs, but I really wanted her to set
:o I have a goose question. My Harriet has made a nest of about 15 eggs. She started setting 3 days ago. She gets off the nest twice a day to eat/drink/socialize with Ozzie. She is off the nest for about an hour at a time. Is that too long. I am afraid the eggs will get cold and stop...
I am so sorry. Maybe you will be surprised and she will return again. It happened to me once with my muscovy duck. He disappeared for 3 days and then returned. Also one of my hens was found wandering 1/2 mile up the road by herself one day. All by herself, I will never know how she got...