Getting four new chicks in June to join my two sweet hens. I've noticed both of my girls are trying to sit on their (infertile) eggs and it makes me wonder: what would happen if I just slid the new babies under the hens when they arrive? Or is it not possible to fool Mother Nature?
My girls are an EE and a BO. Pretty mellow. But I've read enough to know hens can go all Jekyll and Hyde when interlopers appear...so is this just wishful thinking? Getting a bit stressed at the thought of raising the new ones separately, especially since we will need to travel at about the 4-week stage.
Thanks for any thoughts...
My girls are an EE and a BO. Pretty mellow. But I've read enough to know hens can go all Jekyll and Hyde when interlopers appear...so is this just wishful thinking? Getting a bit stressed at the thought of raising the new ones separately, especially since we will need to travel at about the 4-week stage.
Thanks for any thoughts...