the last chick hatched and is doing great! After a couple days I am going to move hen and baby out of the main coop (they're in a small cage in there) and into my husband's barn, so they are not stuck in a cage Then after a couple weeks I will let them go with my flock under strict supervision...
thanks I surely will let you know. That is pretty much what I used, a large rabbit cage. Once this last one hatches (fingers crossed!) I am going to keep them separate from the group so there are no more incidents like this.
well, I found out the problem- it was correct that my other hens were crushing the eggs when trying to lay their own where Wynona is nesting. Wynona knows her chicks are hatching and so she was not as willing to move over so there was likely a bit of a squabble. This morning I looked in the coop...
yes, that is what I did. I set up a pen around her so my other hens can't get to her. Usually one other hen I have likes to sleep in the nest with her, and I know the pen is working, b/c that hen is now sleeping with the others, and Wynona (my broody hen) is all alone. Thanks I have decided not...
sheesh, I don't mean any harm. I have hatched chicks (both under a hen and w/a bator) before, and was just reaching out for help b/c I never before saw a shell that was all crumbled up during a hatch but the membrane still intact. I was asking for advice and hoping someone who has experienced...
I agree with you on this, unfortunately I have a few other hens with her in the coop and they lay their eggs in the nest, and I was removing those eggs when I noticed. Perhaps that could be the problem too, besides me taking out the other eggs, the other hens may have pushed her over in the past...
Hi, I don't post on here often, so I hope someone will help: I set a few eggs (3) under one of my broody hens, and the rest (14) are in my dining room in an incubator. Hatch day is tomorrow (when I set them, it was late at night so I counted the next day as day 1) So it makes sense that 2 of the...