I have a 2 Broody hens that’s have been laying on eggs. They both went Broody the same day and will hatch on the same day. Well, the Mixed Cochin has fertile eggs and will be a great mother. This is her first time. The silkie on the other hand doesn’t have fertile eggs. Yeh question I was...
My red bourbon turkey hen is broody and sitting 3 eggs. One egg is way farther along then the other 2. Egg 1. Is at about r12-15 days and the other eggs aren’t even at 5. What do I do since one will hatch earlier than the others? Will I have to self incubate the last 2? Do I take baby 1 from mom...
I have a broody hen laying on some fertilized duck eggs. I have never hatched eggs before and I see something in this egg,but no movement. I dont know if it is dead or what? Any ideas or advice? Also, the eggs are in different stages of development. What happens if one hatches and others are not...
So my welsummer hen had been sitting for about 4-5 days, but she wasn't eating or drinking, so I took her off the nest and plopped her on the floor. After a couple of minutes I realized her eggs were getting a bit chili, and she was still happily on the ground. I tried to place her back on the...