I have two hens (Wyandotte & Australorp) sitting on 6 fertile eggs each. They are due to hatch in approximately 6 days.
The layboxes they are sitting in are elevated off the ground. The chicks won’t be able to get in and out on their own. I want to move them to a ground hutch (also to protect them from the rest of the flock). I presume I will do this once they have all hatched. However, can I move the two hens into the same hutch together? Or is it better to separate them from each other?
The layboxes they are sitting in are elevated off the ground. The chicks won’t be able to get in and out on their own. I want to move them to a ground hutch (also to protect them from the rest of the flock). I presume I will do this once they have all hatched. However, can I move the two hens into the same hutch together? Or is it better to separate them from each other?