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ok everyone, more questions, hope you can still help me... Well, my mom came over today to watch my kids, and she told me that "Pepper" got off of her nest for about 1/2 hour today. I was wondering if that is too long...Do they know how long they can leave the eggs? She hasn't left at all...

You know what? I didn't think she was broody either, just for that same reason, that I didn't think a barred rock really got broody. That's kind of why I picked the breeds that I did, because I knew I wouldn't have a roo, and would never have fertile eggs for a broody. It just started to hit me...

BlaBauve! We meet again...remember we hatched together a month or so ago!!! Well, I wouldn't even HAVE any eggs for her to hatch except for the fact that my last order of shipped eggs, two of the chicks turned out to be a mystery breed, so the breeder sent me 12 more eggs. 6 Welsummers, and 6...

ok, I have established that she definately is broody, and now have 6 eggs under her, and I left 6 in the incubator. I fed her some food today, and a few sips of water, but don't think she has gotten up at all. Should I take her off the nest so she gets a little exercise? Also, she will turn them...

Well, my eggs should be hatching altogether, they were in the incubator, on day 7. I don't have a rooster, so these are the only fertile eggs I have. I gave her 2 last night, and 4 more this morning, (as you never know hatch rate of shipped eggs) but she is very broody, is on the nest all night...

maybe I should just put ALL of them under her. I hatched 10 out of 20 shipped eggs a month ago, two of them were not the breed I asked for, so the breeder sent me twelve more. It's really ironic that I got more to hatch, and now she's broody. Otherwise, I would have nothing for her!!! Should I...

ok, I will give her a few more tomorrow. I only have 12 altogether, they were shipped. We don't have a roo, so I don't have to worry about the other's eggs. Hopefully she will be happy with these. If any aren't viable, will she know, and kick them out of the nest or anything? If they go bad...

Ok, we just put two under her. I candled, and think I saw some veining in the two that I gave her. I should give her more? Like two more? Can I do it tomorrow? I just put them under her, as she was sitting on one egg for two days. My husband took it from her, and I shooed her out of the nestbox...

Yes, she is even on the nest right now, as we speak. Should I just try a couple? What happens if they hatch? Will the others accept the chicks? I will know which ones, because they were shipped. they are different breeds. Should I still try some? or all? i am on day 7 of incubating.

I think one of my Barred Rocks is broody. Everytime we check for eggs, she is sitting in a nestbox. Even if there are NO eggs under her!! She lets me take them from under her, but she puffs up, and makes a funny noise. I can't describe it. She doesn't try to peck at me or anything. Could she be...