Hi I'm Nicky from Brighton

[HeavensHens88]

Hi there,quick question,the fox has just tried to take my hen from the nest,she was sitting on eggs,thankfully she's fine but she's off the nest,only day 5 on there,I've put the eggs in the incubator or should I put back on best in the hope she may return to them.x

Hi Nicky-
Unfortunately, after a scare like that, the hen may become skittish and therefore no longer a dedicated mother- at least for this broody period. It'd be best to keep this clutch in the incubator!
Hopefully your hen will be back to normal by the time she becomes broody the next time around!
~Sarah

 

[mummahen48]

Hi Nicky-
Unfortunately, after a scare like that, the hen may become skittish and therefore no longer a dedicated mother- at least for this broody period. It'd be best to keep this clutch in the incubator!
Hopefully your hen will be back to normal by the time she becomes broody the next time around!
~Sarah

GOOD NEWS,she went back on the empty nest so I transferred the eggs back,she's s tough old bird.xx

 

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