We had three hens who chose to sit in one of three nests (each had 10-12 eggs). Every few days we noticed that they were switching nests. After a month, no eggs hatched so we pulled all the eggs. They still seem to want to brood. Should we let them try again? We only have 1 rooster and 30+ hens, so at least a couple of the eggs should have been fertilized. We could just keep taking the eggs and eventually they'll get tired of sitting there on an empty nest. We could figure something out to make sure the eggs they sit on are fertilized. And we could move them in their boxes to a "hoop coop" that we have so no other chickens bother them. Any other suggestions appreciated.
We don't *need* babies, we just have never seem a momma hen care for babies. My kids love the idea of watching on sit on the eggs, then caring for the chicks. Do I need this hassle right now?
We don't *need* babies, we just have never seem a momma hen care for babies. My kids love the idea of watching on sit on the eggs, then caring for the chicks. Do I need this hassle right now?
