Not sitting on eggs to hatch, no. I generally just let them be broody and just take the eggs since it can be a hassle to break. I hadn’t even considered that letting her with the heat this bad could increase risk, so thank you for making me aware. I have her in the garage now with a fan going on...
I just brought my one year old blue orp in the garage to treat a pretty bad head wound from pecking when I realized she cannot stand. She’s been broody for a good number of weeks now, and because of that I haven’t seen her out of the nest. For that reason I also don’t know if this has been going...
Thanks for everyone’s advice here. The news had me freaking out warning poultry and livestock owners to prepare though I honestly didn’t know at what point the temps are truly dangerous. They’re all well though, just sacrificing their space to huddle lol.
This is great lol. I’m in SE Tennessee and we only got about 4” those weeks ago, can’t believe you beat us out! I hear it even snowed on the beaches down in FL!