Arrrrg! This is the third time I have tried hatching Cream Legbars. I had two hens that were broody and because of room, I put them in the same coop. It is 12' X 5'. I had it divided in half for safety but one of the hens got over the barrier and into the other's area and stayed there, so I took the barrier down so she could get back to her nest.
We candled 5 days before lockdown and Rocky the nice experienced mother had 7 put back under her because she is a little smaller and Zeus had 9 put under her. They got their same eggs back with a few extras from an incubator. I didn't switch the mom's eggs or anything. Yesterday was hatch day and I saw one chick under Rocky and both were sitting tight on their nests. Last night when I checked them before bed Zeus had 3 eggs next to her and I tucked those back under her.
This morning I saw the same one chick with Rocky and they were both sitting on their nests. My husband went out this afternoon and Rocky was sitting tight on her nest with 4 chicks and Zeus was up doing the mamma showing chicks food dance with no chicks and only one cold egg! !!!!!!
Rocky is small, a Barred Rock and Zeuse is a Maran. I can't believe that Rocky is hiding 16 eggs/chicks under her? And Zeus is fierce, she pecks and bites us every time we get near her nest. Rocky is a sweet gentle hen. I don't see how Rocky could have taken Zeus' eggs? Or babies?
I am so distraught! Also, We started with 14 cream legbar eggs that I paid a lot for and drove 6 hours to get, and then we added in some Azure and Wellsummer eggs as some of the legbars weren't viable. All the eggs were started a the same time. I just put 12 extra in an incubator and then put them under the moms at the last candle. And the 4 chicks that I can see don't look like legbars! one is 100% yellow- an Azure, 2 dark grey with white bellies? and one light brown/grey that might be a male legbar?
It is like the great spirit doesn't want me to have legbars?
And where are the 8 missing eggs?! Did a snake eat them?
We candled 5 days before lockdown and Rocky the nice experienced mother had 7 put back under her because she is a little smaller and Zeus had 9 put under her. They got their same eggs back with a few extras from an incubator. I didn't switch the mom's eggs or anything. Yesterday was hatch day and I saw one chick under Rocky and both were sitting tight on their nests. Last night when I checked them before bed Zeus had 3 eggs next to her and I tucked those back under her.
This morning I saw the same one chick with Rocky and they were both sitting on their nests. My husband went out this afternoon and Rocky was sitting tight on her nest with 4 chicks and Zeus was up doing the mamma showing chicks food dance with no chicks and only one cold egg! !!!!!!
Rocky is small, a Barred Rock and Zeuse is a Maran. I can't believe that Rocky is hiding 16 eggs/chicks under her? And Zeus is fierce, she pecks and bites us every time we get near her nest. Rocky is a sweet gentle hen. I don't see how Rocky could have taken Zeus' eggs? Or babies?
I am so distraught! Also, We started with 14 cream legbar eggs that I paid a lot for and drove 6 hours to get, and then we added in some Azure and Wellsummer eggs as some of the legbars weren't viable. All the eggs were started a the same time. I just put 12 extra in an incubator and then put them under the moms at the last candle. And the 4 chicks that I can see don't look like legbars! one is 100% yellow- an Azure, 2 dark grey with white bellies? and one light brown/grey that might be a male legbar?
It is like the great spirit doesn't want me to have legbars?
And where are the 8 missing eggs?! Did a snake eat them?
