wsmoak
Songster
My barred rock hen has been spending extra time in the nest box the last couple of days... she was in there last night and I kicked her out to perch properly, then she went back in this morning and stayed all day. I guess she's serious!
She was sitting on at most her own egg from today, plus the ceramic egg... so I poked the two that the other girls laid today underneath her. Actually I wasn't brave enough to put them all the way under, with her growling at me, but I got them sort of stuck in at the edge, and when I checked later she had pushed them underneath.
If today is "day 1", how long can I keep adding the other girls' eggs? How many is normal for a hen to sit on? (Wondering if I should check with Red Roof hens down the road and buy some extras!)
Thanks,
Wendy
She was sitting on at most her own egg from today, plus the ceramic egg... so I poked the two that the other girls laid today underneath her. Actually I wasn't brave enough to put them all the way under, with her growling at me, but I got them sort of stuck in at the edge, and when I checked later she had pushed them underneath.
If today is "day 1", how long can I keep adding the other girls' eggs? How many is normal for a hen to sit on? (Wondering if I should check with Red Roof hens down the road and buy some extras!)
Thanks,
Wendy
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