Bringing up young roos among established older roos.

[Stephanie739]

Ok, I will open the door for them. The little one that got bit went out without the mama so maybe it will
wait for mama to go out into the pen now.

thanks, it just scared me when my roo pecked at the little bit.

mama is still sitting on two eggs that are late hatching. They should be hatching anytime now.
I candled them this morning, everything is looking good. I just think that with the hot weather
the mama had a hard time keeping the temp right. Another poster said that they could have gotten
over heated. It has messed up the calendar a little bit but all is still looking good.

Thanks again for your help.

Oh wow. I didn't realize that she was still sitting on eggs! I don't have any experience with such a long hatch (truthfully, I have only had 2 hatches in my entire life and only 1 was a broody lol) That is fascinating that the babies are still viable in the eggs so late. It seems that most advice caters to the idea that those that don't hatch after another day or two won't hatch. If she is sitting, I guess let her be! I am wondering how she will be able to defend the babies. I still think leaving the door open is okay. She will probably figure out the best way to handle it. Good luck with the new babies

 

[teach1rusl]

I would keep the door closed until mama has finished hatching. You want her to be able to be with the chicks when they encounter others... That's a really drawn out hatch!!!

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

Hi,

Ok, I think I am going to keep the door closed till the rest hatch. The other little ones are eating and drinking just fine.
I think that she may have a hard time doing both sitting and taking care of the little ones.

The two other eggs are really late on hatching, not sure what went wrong but mama is still taking care of the eggs
and the little ones.

Thanks again for all of your great posts.