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  1. FisherMOM

    Using Broody Hens to Hatch Eggs?

    well, for me, it was easier to put my broody in a cat carrier and give her eggs. She's always as happy as a clam when I do this! And I did not have to worry about the bigger chickens breaking the eggs she was sitting on or laying new ones.
  2. FisherMOM

    Using Broody Hens to Hatch Eggs?

    oh, and yes, momma will eat the chick starter. It won't hurt her as my broodies loose quite a bit of weight when sitting on eggs.
  3. FisherMOM

    Using Broody Hens to Hatch Eggs?

    newbee.... you can check a few eggs prior to saving some. If you crack one open, and you see a bullseye in the yolk.. it's fertile. After that, you have to assume they are fertile and just set them under your broody. You can candle them 7 days later and look for veins. you can google for...
  4. FisherMOM

    Using Broody Hens to Hatch Eggs?

    after my broody was sitting on her eggs for about a week and a half, I noticed the other girls slipping into her nest when she was off it to eat or poo... and one time an egg got broken. That DAY I moved her to a dog crate and the 2 remaining eggs. One hatched yesterday and one hatched today...
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