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Hi I just wondered if any one can advise, our hen has been "sitting"on about 8/9 eggs for last three weeks, but we are not sure if we should just leave her to mother nature, or is there a time when...

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If there is a rooster in the mix, then you will get chicks most likely. She will sit for 21 to 25 days on the eggs before they hatch. I would just sit back and let nature take its course. If another...

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I have a question along these lines. Twice this summer one of my hens sat on eggs for more than the 21-25 days. We have a rooster who certainly knows his business, so it wouldn't have surprised us to...

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There are a couple different ways to do it. This time of year, I wouldn't suggest using water as I would in the spring. The other way it to put them on a wire bottom cage that is elevated so that the...

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??? Could you elaborate? I have no idea what you're talking about. Is it okay to lift the hen off the nest of her choice and relocate her? Will she keep setting if you do that? What do you mean by...

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You can move her all you want, if you have a separate pen, lock her in there. A cage? Anything to get her away from where she is setting. I have an 'apartment' in my coop for such broodies. I have a...

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Just move her off the eggs. If you are trying to break her broodiness, under no circumstances should you move the eggs with her. Put her in a cage that is off the ground so that the cooler evening air...

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Thanks for all information because i have pultry and chicken coop with some chicken and it help me to fce the problem in future.

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