- Jun 1, 2013
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I gave away 2 barred rock roosters around the middle of April. ( I thought I had purchased hens last fall- not! ) About 10 days ago I went out to feed my hens and found two just hatched chicks. The hen that they came from is not people friendly. Don't even know what kind she is, my son rescued them from the farm, a bunch of chicks had been trampled by some cows. Don't know where she was laying on her eggs. I put her in a small dog house like structure with access for her, but not the chicks, to get in and out. Seemed to work well. Mama is happy, chicks seem to be thriving. Now another one of these same small non people friendly hens has joined her and is sitting on eggs. Could they still be laying fertile eggs? I honestly don't remember the day that I sent the roosters to the farm but it had to have been more than a month ago now. ( sometime in mid to late April) I am perplexed! Any thoughts?