Hopeful homesteader
Songster
- Jul 22, 2021
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So I have 2 broodies in separate coops, 1 hen had 7 eggs starting out and the other had 6 eggs. One hens eggs stopped developing at different times so I removed them 1 by one and she's down to only 1 viable egg now. The other hens eggs have all continued developing normally. I set all the eggs under the hens on the same day so they should all be hatching around the same time. My question is, do you think it would be a good idea to take 1 or 2 eggs from one hen and put them under the other hen so her 1 chick has siblings to grow up with. The hen with 1 viable egg has successfully hatched and raised a clutch last year, the other hen with 5 viable eggs is a first time broody so it may be easier for her to have less babies her first time too. What would you guys suggest?
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 