Oh boy...Beaker, one of my young silkie / Polish hens had gone broody :-/
She has stopped laying her own eggs and startrd claiming the RIR and Cochin eggs as her own...she is NOT happy when i quickly collect the eggs because i want to eat them (they'rr not fertile, as the only roo in the group is at a different house...and i dont want her cooking my eggs before I even crack them!) Ive tried taking her out of the bestbox several times so she can eat (and she scarfs as much food as she can before going back to the nestnox in the coop! Anyone near St. Pete need Beaker to incubate some eggs for you?! Im half-tempted to try to find some fertile eggs from someone local and hatch a few out...heck, I may even let her hatch a fertile RIR egg from my pair at the other property...wait...those are related I believe...would i be setting myself up for a 3-legged, 2-headed RIR chick that would probably end up being another roo that would just end up crowing twice as much?! LOL...so, anyone close to me have any fertile eggs for sale or that they need help with?!