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The eggs were due to hatch tomarrow. I tried giving her two different chicks. The chicks kept wandering off. They liked being under her but then they would jump out of the nest box and take off. So the mothering part wasnt working for them. They were already to independent.
Oh well. It was worth a try. Now the broody is kicked out of her nestbox and wandering the yard. Not too happy about it either. At least I tried.
I was the one that told CheerfulHeart that it was 3 days and she already said what I was going to say. The momma wants to be a momma worse than that chick wants a momma at that point. I guess you have that figured out now though. There is only a small window where you can do this otherwise the baby is past the point of learning this.
On a different note, I spoke earlier of my missing wall. I left the door open behind me because frankly what is the point of closing it, right? My son says mom you have to shut the door or bugs will come in!!! I looked across the yard and hubby overheard and was almost on his knees with laughter
Nessa - That is so funny about your son. You have taught him to close the door!
Thank you again for the info on the chicks.
Sock - It is always nice to have two witnesses. Thank you for reporting that your experience confirmed what Nessa shared.
