Poultry in Urbania

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Comment by Lynda Coe on December 6, 2009 at 2:35pm

Yes, She might go and continue to sit on the rest of the eggs, they might hatch. Not sure what to do about her attitude. Sometimes their brain doesn't kick in for a while that they are a mum. It's like someone elses kid arriving in your house expecting you to look after it. I often tuck chicks under other sitting hens, but watch them like a hawk for the first few hours.
She will go clucky again this season if you want to try again. :-)

Comment by hana on December 6, 2009 at 1:34pm

damn, My hen hatched a total of one chick from a dozen eggs, then proceeded to kill it by pecking it to death. Better luck next year I guess. Hopefully she'll start laying again soon - there has to be an up side, right?

Comment by Lynda Coe on December 6, 2009 at 12:31am

I Hi Nicki, it sounds like you have something taking eggs out of the nest at night, what ever it is, is probably eating them as well. Is your nest on the ground? Hedgehogs, rats, stoats,or weasels are all culprits of this. I put a 6 inch wide board up and it stopped this problem. I think in my case it was hedgehogs. They can't climb, this is why the board on it's side worked. They also eat chicks, snails and anything else they stumble across.

Comment by Mel on December 3, 2009 at 11:00pm

Nikki could you Crack it open and see if its fresh or old??

Comment by Nikki Dillon on December 3, 2009 at 8:10pm

There was another egg sitting out in the run again today. Either our Doris (who is our chook sitting on a nest of 2 week old purchased fertilised eggs). So is she chucking the eggs out of the nest, or is she laying again, having had about 4 weeks off laying since she started going broody? Wierd....the egg was well away from the nest, although it could conceivably have rolled that far, I doubt it. If she is laying again, why doesn't she add her eggs to the bought ones on the nest?

Comment by Kay on December 3, 2009 at 11:40am

I'm in Brisbane and I have a chook who is very clucky. After 3 weeks of sitting on the daily eggs, my friend gave me some fertilised eggs from her chooks. two days later my girl is back sitting on the fresh eggs and the fertilised ones are cold. Since she is losing condition, I have given up and locked her outside with food and water alone.. I hope to put her back with the other within a c\ouple days once I know she won't monopoloise the nests. Does anyone have any idea how long I should keep her out. PS the only reason she is seperate from the others is, the others need to lay so they need access to the nests. thanks Kay

Comment by Lynette White on December 2, 2009 at 9:05pm

Wow- chook people. I've got 5 girls. One of them is sitting on some houdan eggs. I do have 1 houdan hen amongst my 5 and they are awesome chooks for the backyard

Comment by Mel on December 2, 2009 at 11:45am

Yes hens eat their eggs, its common if the egg is a dud (thin/misshaped shell etc) which is why you shouldnt feed them raw shells and egg (apperently) The egg might of been going bad (and risks infecting the other eggs) and since you returned it to her she to resorted to eating it.

Lynda mine free ranged from 5 weeks old. Now they think they own the place and even take on my cat for prime sunning position. They need somewhere to shelter/cover for protection to feel safe, comerical freeranged chickens have to have hedges for this other wise they wont freerange. Mine have under the deck.

Comment by Lynda Wood on December 2, 2009 at 9:20am

is there a best method to get hens to free range, age tostart?

Comment by KATE MORONEY on December 2, 2009 at 8:44am

yes chooks are carnivores and do eat their eggs & other chooks
how common I don't know?

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