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sonderah said:
Well I guess it depends on her size. My blue slate hen easily covered 9 turkey eggs AND 9 chicken eggs at once. My royal palm hen is 11 months old and much smaller. She is setting on 4 turkey eggs and 6 chicken eggs, but could cover more I'd say, just all I wanted to give her.
They would be fine with her with a heat lamp, but he would need to watch really close to be sure she accepted them and didn't hurt them. 18 poults sounds like a lot, but most likely all 18 will not hatch anyway.
Worst thing is, the last 6 will be like a week later than the 1st 12, so the 1st 12 would already have learned to know what she's saying and stuff, and would likely run over the newbies. Maybe by then, one of ur other hens will be setting better??
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She is a cuckoo maran! I was hoping to set them all at once.
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marchick said:
Hi everyone, I have a big problem! I am an addict and started out with 6 turkey eggs that will arrive friday! and now I have 6 more coming saturday and 6 more coming monday or wed.The plan was to put the eggs under 3 broody hens but now two of the hens keep changing nests!!! If i put them in the bator I will be gone when they hatch and wont be back for a week after they hatch!My adult son will be here but he works 9 hrs.5 days a week.What should I do?
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What I have been doing is putting a piece of chicken wire just over the nest box the broody decides to choose and that's where she gets to stay. I let them out in the evening when I get home from work anytime before that (tried on the weekends) they refuse to come out. When I let them out they are only out for about 10 mins, if that, so I usually just do what chores I can and come back....sometimes they pick the wrong nest again but if you come back after a few minutes, its easy enough to put them on the right one. So its working rather well actually!
 
marchick said:
Will 12 turkey eggs fit under 1 hen? can I put the hen and chicks in my 4x8ft. tractor?Right now my tractor is covered with plastic but the two ends can lift up for venting.I can put a heat lamp at night. I wonder if I could have my son slip her the rest of the chicks when they hatch?She wouldn't be able to sit on them but could teach them to eat and would have the heat lamp for warmth.
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I was only able to fit 6 eggs under my brahma, but I think I was being overly cautious. She could have had 8 or so I think, I help her turn them in the morning and evening anyway...just to make sure. When I tried putting 12 under her, some of them were cold.
 
LeviS said:
What I have been doing is putting a piece of chicken wire just over the nest box the broody decides to choose and that's where she gets to stay. I let them out in the evening when I get home from work anytime before that (tried on the weekends) they refuse to come out. When I let them out they are only out for about 10 mins, if that, so I usually just do what chores I can and come back....sometimes they pick the wrong nest again but if you come back after a few minutes, its easy enough to put them on the right one. So its working rather well actually!
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Thats a good idea but I'm not sure how to attach the wire because my nest boxes are metal!
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Thank you, You have my cogs a turning I will figure something out! Just need to rack my brain a little!!!
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I have a broody hen who has yet to come off the nest to eat drink or poop in a couple days. Do I need to worry, or will she eventually come off? She is a mean broody so im afraid to mess with her
 

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