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Do chickens babysit other eggs?
Ive got a broody hen with like 14 eggs and whenever shes up off the nest theres another hen on them so is that like planned or does that hen kick out my broody hen to lay more eggs in the nest?- Deleon98
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Will her eggs be fertile?
And also i wouldnt know how to feed a baby duck if its not inside cause ive got other birds besides the ducks and this is the first time ive had a mom hatch -
Will her eggs be fertile?
Yea its just that shes still sitting on eggs and im getting all kinds of mixed advice :/ -
Will her eggs be fertile?
Im holding the little baby inside but i feel bad cause hes all by himself. Will he be alright till the others hatch? He cries a lot when left alone so ive been holding him . -
Will her eggs be fertile?
I walked out to the first hatchling! Its been hatched for a while cause it was already dry....so far nothing else yet the baby is under her rn. -
Will her eggs be fertile?
Oh i didnt know theyd do that. This is definately her and my first time hatching . thanks for the good info. -
Will her eggs be fertile?
I havent helped it at all. Momma duck went back to sitting on it. Should i take it out or just see what happens ig its not normal hatching right? -
Will her eggs be fertile?
I woke up and found this this morning! Is that what a hatching egg is suppose to look like? And if this little guy hatches how long do the others have to hatch befo re momma duck abandons the nest? Will taking the babe away after it hatches keep her nesting? -
Will her eggs be fertile?
Makes sense I am just going to take them out then. Itll be hard though cause shes like never off the nest XD -
Will her eggs be fertile?
So will it be possible to hatch two chicken eggs under her? -
Will her eggs be fertile?
I have two ducks: a muscovy female and pekin male. I know that they mate because it pretty much happens each time they jump in their pool so i was just wondering if it was possible for my female to hatch eggs. She's been dedicated to her nest these past few days barely leaving it . -
Poults are fighting
I wouldn't have any idea I'm just assuming at this point that that'd what turkeys do -
Poults are fighting
Wow I bet. How do you house them? It's gotta be a big space. -
Poults are fighting
I can't wait till my male starts to gobble. My neighbor has some and I find it cute. I realize that they can be really protective too bc the other day a vulture landed by the flock and one of the turkeys chased it away. It was rlly amazing, especially considering the difference in sizes. My guys... -
Poults are fighting
Cool good information. I'm really liking turkeys though. More than chickens I think XD -
Poults are fighting
Haha its got to be real bad when they're mature XD -
Poults are fighting
Lol yea it looks pretty serious too cause they'll grab onto the neck flaps and pull w/o letting go and peck at faces. -
Poults are fighting
They slept together last night and I haven't seen them fight like that since then. Even if they were two males I don't think it rlly would've mattered cause they're my only turkeys. I do have some chickens and two ducks though. I'm pretty sure that one's male and the other female though. They're... -
Why aren't my hens laying?
If they're free range maybe they started laying outside somewhere. That's what mine started doing for the longest time but than again I have a small coop that needs an upgrading (#chickenmath). I would check a quiet place they hang out a lot.- Deleon98
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Poults are fighting
I have two poults that are two months and the male keeps on ganging up on the female and biting and pulling on her face. At first he was just pushing up on her but not anymore. is this some sort of pecking order/ dominance thing and should I interfere.?they also sleep apart too now