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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    Thanks! I love my birdies. They’re on Instagram as well. I have the same handle.
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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    Hi @KauaiChickenMama ! Sorry for the late reply! Life in the semi-urban homestead gets busy. Click the hens, feed the dog, prune the fruits, clean the poop, realize that you have a day job and your late for it, etc... you know how it is. We decided to keep the chicks with their mama. I let them...
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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    I wanted to follow up on broody Brenda! The chicks are hatching today. We haven’t been this excited since my wife went into labor at the local diner! Here’s a picture of one of the new hatches. I already have a brooder set up with week old chicks from Murray McMurray. What are your thoughts on...
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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    OK - I love that Marigold was talking to the eggs. At what point did you remove the ceramic eggs? Also, I did the same thing after your post. Worked liked a charm. However, Eleonora is now on her roost. I'm sure she had a fear of missing out so she too started doing what "everyone else was...
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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    Thanks! On a side note, I am inclined to set up a "broody cam" just to watch what's going on.
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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    I'm laughing at myself because I marked the fertilized eggs with smiley faces just like this one --> :D . So, it'll be easy for me to find out if the other Hen (call her Eleonora) just walked in to lay. But, I forgot to mention that I noticed Eleonora tuck in the other eggs as she sat down to...
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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    Hi Everyone - Farmin' Armen here! This afternoon, I was outside with my kiddo tending to the hens when we saw a broody jump off to get a drink/or stretch their legs... another non-broody came into the nesting box, looked at the eggs, and nested on top of them. It was almost as if to keep the...
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