Broody hen on peacock eggs - Update on peacock eggs

[tntstanifer]

I'm so sorry to hear about you losing your broody. I hope the eggs hatch.

 

[Harley's girl]

Aww I am so sorry!

Last year I had the same thing happen to my EE (Lucy) Only I kept her in a coop and I believe a coon got into her cage and killed her and her smashed her eggs!!!

Hope the eggs make it!

 

[airmom1c05]

Ruth, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I'm praying her eggs will hatch for you and for your comfort. She was a beautiful broody hen.

 

[beefy]

Thats sucks Ruth. my money is on the pet raccoons. i'm glad it didnt get the eggs.

 

[bayouchica]

I'm so sorry to hear about Ms.Broody,Monique.

Good luck on hatching those eggs.

Miriam

 

[ruth]

I checked the barn this morning and whatever it was, and I'm guessing coon at this point, returned and ate the 5 nonfertile eggs I left in Ms. Broody's nest. They shells were broken on the ground and scattered throughout the barn. It didn't get any eggs out of the other nests. I always leave about 3 eggs in every nest so they will lay in those nests the next morning. If I don't, they go find a new place to lay and I discover hidden nests with dozens of eggs. However, now that something has discovered we have chickens and we have eggs I'm guessing I can't leave eggs in nests in barn any longer and I'm starting to get worried that if I don't whatever it is will try and get into coop.

So is this a case of darned if I do and darned if I don't? I'm even thinking should I put out lots of dry dog/cat food out back of barn and just feed the starving wildlife so they won't need to kill/eat my chickens/eggs. Heck I'm getting so many more eggs than what we need - I could put eggs out back on a silver serving tray.

By the way I candled the peacock eggs last night and it looks like at least 3 are fertile and maybe the other 3 as well just couldn't see the same veins as clearly but I have a weak flashlight. Of course it doesn't mean they survived being left for the night (could have happened early mornng) so I'll candle again later - it was afterall only day 5 for the peacock eggs when I candled so hard to tell.

 

[MissPrissy]

Sorry to hear you lost your hen to racoons.

Happy to hear the peacock eggs are developing!

 

[tazzy]

I'm so sorry about your broody hen. That is heartbreaking.

 

[beefy]

i doubt they are starving. they are just being wildlife. opportunists. if you feed them they will just stick around more, since they dont have to look for food. but if they see an easy meal they will take it, full or not. what was Rex's excuse this time?

 

[CarriBrown]

I'm sorry you lost your girl.