sharing nest

kiki went broody first so I put some eggs (about 6) under her . Sister Dumpling went in every day and laid her egg there which I collected since the others were marked. About a week in, Dumpling went in and never came out. They have been in there ever since taking turns leaving to eat. Candling...

I have 2 black australorp hens that have both turned broody at the same time. This is both their first time broody. The nesting boxes they started in were side by side and open to one another, so they were aware each other was there. Since these are the boxes most of our hens lay in, last night...

Hi there We have 13 geese and they are in full laying mode. We started out with two nests, but one of them seems to have been abandoned and now they all want to use the other one. The main problem with this is that there seems to be one particular couple who guard this nest and won't let any of...