OK- here's another question that I have. For the last week or so I've had 3 hens sitting on eggs. Yesterday, another hen (the black australorp) joined in on sitting on one of the the hens eggs with her. There doesn't seem to be any issue between the two. Is this ok? should I take the 2nd hen off? Not really sure what to do, if anything.
I've had a buff orpington sitting on eggs for about 18 days, then I noticed her outside with the rest of the flock. When I went in to see about the eggs there was a RIR sitting on them. She's still there. The eggs should start hatching in the next day or so. She's sitting on a couple dozen, so if they all hatch we're gonna have an overflowing coop. There is also anoth Buff Orpington sitting in the same coop, but on another nest.
