Hello
After 2 years I finally have a broody hen, a Welsummer. She was setting on 8 eggs and only one hatched. The chick is 5 days old now and doing great. The problem is she is still setting on the other eggs. I feel strongly that they wont hatch due to our rooster being in time out for a week before she went broody (he was attacking our ducks). Here are my questions :
Question 1
I read about putting eggs under broodies and removing eggs, but how do I do it? Do Iiterally just stick my hand up under her while shes setting, or do I try to catch her when shes out eating, or run her out or what?
Question 2
Should I remove all the non fertile eggs and allow her to raise the chick before giving her more fertile eggs, or go ahead and remove the old eggs and give her more fertile eggs now while she has the chick?
Any advise would be helpful
Thank you
After 2 years I finally have a broody hen, a Welsummer. She was setting on 8 eggs and only one hatched. The chick is 5 days old now and doing great. The problem is she is still setting on the other eggs. I feel strongly that they wont hatch due to our rooster being in time out for a week before she went broody (he was attacking our ducks). Here are my questions :
Question 1
I read about putting eggs under broodies and removing eggs, but how do I do it? Do Iiterally just stick my hand up under her while shes setting, or do I try to catch her when shes out eating, or run her out or what?
Question 2
Should I remove all the non fertile eggs and allow her to raise the chick before giving her more fertile eggs, or go ahead and remove the old eggs and give her more fertile eggs now while she has the chick?
Any advise would be helpful
Thank you
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