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Post by OregonRed on May 6, 2015 12:22:17 GMT -5
12 eggs for 1 chicken, wholey cow
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Post by brownrexx on May 6, 2015 12:56:10 GMT -5
Actually he has 2 hens but last year we gave 8 eggs to our hen and she hatched them all successfully. It also depends on the size of the hen and his are full sized ones and slightly bigger than mine.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 6, 2015 16:54:30 GMT -5
How long can they be saved like that? Any special way to keep them?
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Post by brownrexx on May 6, 2015 17:29:03 GMT -5
I think it's 7-10 days. My first blue eggs were ordered online and shipped to me so they had to be a least a week old by the time I put them in the incubator. I didn't have a broody hen at that time.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 6, 2015 18:20:06 GMT -5
When I came home this morning she was finally on the nest again. I let her be. When she left I checked the nest there were 2 eggs this time....I also moved the nest about 3 or 4 ft away from the door. She didn't go right into the nest but rather clung to the wreath for awhile. I think tomorrow I will move it a little further from the door on the side of the garage but closer to the back. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
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Post by desertwoman on May 6, 2015 18:37:11 GMT -5
Did you move the nest while it was tucked into the wreath? Am I reading that right?
That would be best way to do it, to not touch the actual nest, just the wreath.
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Post by brownrexx on May 6, 2015 19:55:33 GMT -5
I would have moved the whole wreath with the nest inside
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Post by desertwoman on May 6, 2015 20:00:51 GMT -5
Yup, that's what I am saying  |
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 6, 2015 20:26:39 GMT -5
Yes....I moved the wreath with the nest intact. It looks as if the nest came with it originally....and she just made herself at home there. I will get a pic tomorrow if possible.
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