BlessedChaosHomestead
Songster
Hey so our broody hen became a momma today. She hatched our very first chick on the farm.
Question: She has one duck egg, that's close to hatching day now. Will she continue to sit on it till hatch time?
If we remove the chick & place it w our ones in the inside tote brooder (almost a week old), will she continue to sit on the rest of the eggs? (She only had 3 chicken eggs & 1 duck. The duck is the only fertile one left.)
We are torn on removing the chick because the brooder she has is small & within a week or so, she will be wanting to move around with it, right?? I dont want the rest of the flock harming it. (We have adults, 9wk olds and 6wk olds out there.)
Help! lol
Question: She has one duck egg, that's close to hatching day now. Will she continue to sit on it till hatch time?
If we remove the chick & place it w our ones in the inside tote brooder (almost a week old), will she continue to sit on the rest of the eggs? (She only had 3 chicken eggs & 1 duck. The duck is the only fertile one left.)
We are torn on removing the chick because the brooder she has is small & within a week or so, she will be wanting to move around with it, right?? I dont want the rest of the flock harming it. (We have adults, 9wk olds and 6wk olds out there.)
Help! lol