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  1. Moonpaperr

    Can I move a broody chicken and her nest?

    Hello! Today my silkie chicken went broody; however, she made the nest outside her coop! She did it in a small gardening gutter, that can easily flood if it rains geavily. Is it possible to move it without her abandoning the nest? I read that its better if I move her to a nesting box at night...
  2. Moonpaperr

    HELP!!! MY SILKIE NEST FLOODED!

    Hello! I am new to having chickens. A year ago I bought two silkie hens, and last month my neighbor gave me a rooster. It wasnt until last week when my chicken started laying eggs, and the weather was warm and sunny UNTIL TODAY. It's been pouring rain all day, and when I went to check on my hen...
  3. springvalley123

    Eight hatched so far! Runner (cross) nest

    This is "baby"'s first nest. It started as a shared nest with baby (the blue 9-month old mom pictured) and her mom (a white crested, not shown), both sharing setting duties. Both would set overnight, then when the weather warmed a bit, one would sit in the afternoon. I missed the "meeting" they...
    • springvalley123
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    • ducks ducklings baby nest runner ducks
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. phoenixxflame

    Can a Duck tell if her eggs are fertile?

    I have eight eggs in my duck pen currently. When I went out to check if a female had gone broody this afternoon, I saw that she had thrown three of them off to the side. why is that? Some people are telling me that she knows they are not fertile, and some that there are too many eggs in her...
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    • duck egg fertility help hen nest
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
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