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Hatching
- Mar 23, 2024
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I have two broody pullets. One started 19/20 days before the other. The eggs will be straggled because the first broody pullet kept on stealing the eggs laid by the other pullets. She had 12 eggs.
Today I went to go check on them and found that the second broody has nine eggs while the first only has three. One of the eggs has started to pip, but it is under the new broody pullet. Should I move the original eggs to the original pullet or should I not disturb them at this stage?
They are sitting next to each other. Is there anything I should look out for?
Today I went to go check on them and found that the second broody has nine eggs while the first only has three. One of the eggs has started to pip, but it is under the new broody pullet. Should I move the original eggs to the original pullet or should I not disturb them at this stage?
They are sitting next to each other. Is there anything I should look out for?
I would move the original eggs back to the first broody hen and try to keep the second away from her. Within 24 to 36 hours of the first chick hatching, both hens may leave the nest with the chicks. Staggered hatches can be very problematic.
