I’ve been hand feeding her whole raw smelts every few days, so she gets her share of the treats. 🙂 Going to give her some more today. I’ve just finished covering the run and coaxed her back into the nest where she’s sitting on two chicken eggs, but I have eggs from the other hens that have been...
Thanks, I was about to and when I went back out to start doing that there was a giant RAVEN in her nest box. Poor thing, she was terrified and that’s why she abandoned the nest. Putting netting up over the run today, hopefully she will start over. 😢
No, I don’t have an incubator. They were exposed at around 40F for many hours before I went back out this morning. I thought she was settling back on them last night but it’s likely she did not.
I AM worried about illness but not sure what it would be. Everyone else seems perfectly healthy at...
I went out after dark to check everything and found her wandering around the enclosure, and the eggs were cold to the touch. I guided her back into the nest and waited until she settled on them, but this morning she’s off again, just standing up beside them. The eggs are very cold. 😟
Any...