- Aug 17, 2009
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I have never heard of this but my broody hen was apparently taking care of 2 nests simultaneously! She made her first nest between 2 bales and was sitting on 10 eggs. 7 hatched. The next day when I went to check on her she had moved her little family to the other side of the bale. It seemed odd but I didn't think much about it until the next day when I checked on her and she had 10 more chicks! A hidden nest with 14 eggs! Yes, a total of 17 chicks! She continued to sit on that nest for 3 more days until I finally pulled out the 4 remaining duds. No need for me to incubate this year I guess.
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