Time-lapse Thread Showing Key Steps in Hen-hatching

[centrarchid]

Step one, clearing out 10 x 10 x 6 (dog kennel so it has a single nest site that can be photographed from two angles using game cameras.

 

[CSAchook]

Following

 

[Kiki]

Following

 

[centrarchid]

Nest on 55-gallon barrel.

Cock (2015 hatch)

Hen (hatch 2016)

Cock on nest for first time.

 

[centrarchid]

Cock immediately after getting into nest for first time. He was advertising the qualities of nest site to three hens below and to right. They were very much interested.

 

[centrarchid]

Three hens stacked outside pen and down. They are talking back to cock producing high pitched whining sounds that are exciting him. They are cocking heads to look at him. Even after he leaves nest they are interested in it and get up to look in. You can hear cock do his part much more clearly than in the previous video.

 

[aart]

Why nest up so high and so close to fence.....just for camera angle???

 

[centrarchid]

Snakes and camera angle. Snakes can climb fence so I will move barrel to middle of pen in roughly late May. Camera too low can have me bumping it. Barrel can be moved incrementally and hen will follow it.

I have had hens nest 10' up in loft without issue.

 

[centrarchid]

Why nest up so high and so close to fence.....just for camera angle???

This will be terminated once chicks begin to hatch. Brood and hen will be moved to a location suitable for hatching and confining chicks until all hatched and ready to go. Will be hatching better than 10 broods of games this season so will likely repeat to fill in gaps. Videos could be better for sure.

 

[aart]

I was convinced at.....

Snakes