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  1. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    The dingbat was moved at night, every time I moved her, to a quiet, smallish location. She also had food and water nearby. In the house is not an option here. She was just a very stubborn broody. Once she got her way, she sat tight! It is fun watching the two of them co-raise the chicks.
  2. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Well, we're two weeks in, and both chicks are still alive. The two hens and chicks were put together the other day, and they are getting along just fine, sharing chick-raising duties. The Buckeye is by far a better parent. The dingbat has started roosting in the rafters (about 7' up) at night...
  3. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    They're doing just fine. I had the two hens and chicks in the same coop, but with a divider between them. Checked on them today and found all 4 together without any problem so I took the divider out so they all have more room.
  4. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    The dingbat is officially done setting today. I looked at all of her eggs and saw no pips, zips, cracks or any other sign of life, so I took her eggs and took her and baby (I gave the other baby to the Buckeye last night) out of the nest box. Now the two hens are sharing the "nursery coop". I...
  5. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Well, the score so far is - Buckeye (who has sat faithfully since the first moment I put her on the nest) 0/12. Dingbat (who jumped ship at least twice until she finally got her way) 2/12. So, tonight or tomorrow night I'm going to give one of them to the Buckeye and take her now starting to...
  6. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Thanks, cookfamilyfarm and CAjerseychick. Sat. will be day 25 for my Buckeye - I think that's plenty of time to give her. Not sure how much time I'll give the dingbat to hatch out. I think one of the remaining juveniles that hatched in May is a cockerel. I hope so! I don't want to have to go...
  7. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Update - Got back from our trip yesterday. The Buckeye eggs are showing no signs preparing to hatch. Not hearing any peeping, no pips or anything. I'm really hoping for some to hatch, since something came through on Monday and took my rooster and 3 or 4 hens. The Wellie has some extra eggs in...
  8. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Candled all the dingbat's eggs tonight. Couldn't see anything, but I was using a flashlight and she was just set on Friday, so there may not be any clear development anyway. I did accidentally crack one (a light blue one, darn it!) so I opened it up. Yolk was scrambled, but I thought I saw some...
  9. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Thank you! I'll let you know if she actually hatches anything out. As I said before, I would be quite surprised...
  10. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    I don't think the wellie is going to hatch anything. Today when I let them out, she was off the nest again, going out to eat and drink. Fine. They do that. When I went to pick eggs a couple of hours later, she was in the nest box, but not in the place where her eggs were. They were cool to the...
  11. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    I know they get off once a day or so, but we were gone from yesterday morning until this afternoon. I don't know if she was off the nest since yesterday or not, and if she didn't get back on it last night or not.
  12. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Not sure if the Welsummer will hatch anything out or not. We left yesterday morning for an out-of-town wedding. When I came back this afternoon, she was out with the other chickens, and her eggs felt "cool". (It's 87* outside, warmer in the coop, I'm sure, so "cool" is a relative term. They felt...
  13. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    Thank you!
  14. bobbi-j

    The chicken won.

    After an entire week of trying to move or break my persistent Welsummer hen, I finally gave in. She's insisting on nesting in the 8-hole metal nest box. She wanted to be in the favorite nest in that box. I've moved her twice (at night) and she's left the eggs both times. I've thrown her off the...
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