I have some questions for those more experienced than me. I just added two hens to my flock. 1 lavender buff and and olive easter egger. Both hens were with roosters before I got them ( buff with buff, and EE w/EE) SO, I thought that since they were still fertile I would let them hatch out some chicks. So far, both hens prefer to lay in the same box and we are up to about 7 eggs. My question is do they lay a certain amount before starting to sitt on them? None of them are really laying on them during the day, but maybe a little at night. Will the already laid eggs still be able to hatch out if fertile? Will both hens go broody, and if so then what? Do I devide their eggs up and put them in different boxes?
If any chicks do hatch out, when can you take the chick out and put them I to a seperate area so my other hens don't bother them? Thanks in advance!
If any chicks do hatch out, when can you take the chick out and put them I to a seperate area so my other hens don't bother them? Thanks in advance!