Priscilla08
In the Brooder
- Nov 22, 2020
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We have a hen, Zinnia, who is 6 months old (her birthday is May 21, 2020). She started laying eggs when she was 5 months old. We gave away our Rooster on November 5, because he was too aggressive with people.
Zinnia was his favorite hen and when he left she went missing a couple week's later we found her sitting on her nest in a field nearby with a nest of 16 eggs. She is sheltered by a light canopy of dried branches and her spot has full sunlight. The weather is getting colder and we don't want to move the nest because we don't want to disorient her but we also don't want her and her eggs to freeze. What are the chances of her eggs hatching in these conditions? We are pretty certain the eggs were fertilized by the rooster. She was his favorite hen.
Do we make a shelter for her in this spot or do we try and move her? when do you think the chick's will hatch (if they are successful)
Zinnia was his favorite hen and when he left she went missing a couple week's later we found her sitting on her nest in a field nearby with a nest of 16 eggs. She is sheltered by a light canopy of dried branches and her spot has full sunlight. The weather is getting colder and we don't want to move the nest because we don't want to disorient her but we also don't want her and her eggs to freeze. What are the chances of her eggs hatching in these conditions? We are pretty certain the eggs were fertilized by the rooster. She was his favorite hen.
Do we make a shelter for her in this spot or do we try and move her? when do you think the chick's will hatch (if they are successful)