Chick watch 2019 has wrapped with 7 adorable babies! Hatching took around 54 hours start to finish & I never saw my hen leave the nest during that time. I held food & water up to her several times a day & she seemed grateful. Mom is doing a great job with them.
I see two fuzzy chicks! I don’t think she’s been off the nest at all since hatching started despite my hovering. Haha. It’s hard to be patient...can’t wait to get a full view!
How long will she stay on the nest after the first hatch? Starting to wonder what my game plan will be if she gets up &...
After returning from a week of vacation I found my bantam jungle fowl on a hidden nest of 8 of her own eggs. I candled & 7 were developing. I was estimating her to have been on them about a week at that point. Since her nest was on the ground in an unsafe location I moved her & the eggs at night...