Two broody hens 3 eggs...
Two broody hens 3 eggs...
They seem to amicably share the nesting box and eggs.
Do I let them co-hatch the babies? Or do I kick one mama out and let the other hatch all 3?
Does anyone have experience with this?
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- Killerbunny
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Re: Two broody hens 3 eggs...
My turkeys do this all the time but I've no idea about chickens.
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Re: Two broody hens 3 eggs...
Depends on the hens , some get along great co-brooding others do not and the chicks end up getting trampled over the ensuing fights.
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- Farrier1987
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Re: Two broody hens 3 eggs...
When I have two broody at the same time, I set one, then wait close to a week before setting the other. When they both hatch at the same time, there is mixups and fights and nobody seems to prosper.
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Re: Two broody hens 3 eggs...
I have had 2 of my broody silkies co-parent 2 sets of chicks. I had them inside the house in a large cage. Once the chicks started moving around they were fine with the lot of them. The chicks woukd just go to one or the other hen.
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