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hen and her eggs

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  • 04-07-2011 2:25pm
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    spoty
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    :confused:my hen wantd to sit on eggs last night now she dosent . she had laid 14 eggs outside but we moved her inside because the fox was round 2 weeks ago now she has no interst in them she is awy from the other hens does any body have any ideas that i could ake her want her eggs ? thanks


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    Interceptor
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    Has she gone broody? Cooing, fluffing up her feathers and with a vacant stare? If not then you are wasting your time. How long had she been sitting on the eggs before you moved her? Sometimes it takes a week for them to get properly broody and settle down. I built a special coop with just enough room for the hen to move about and with a wire covered run so she can wander outside a bit but not too much. I stick them in here when they go broody and they usually settle quickly.

    'cptr


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    spoty
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    i found her on the eggs yesterday eveing whenever i was locking them in ! shr ruffs up her faethers when u go near her she is back on her eggs now ! i expect she was upset from being moved from were she laid them .
    thanks for repling


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    The Sweeper
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    She could be upset from being away from her rooster.

    ...you do have a rooster, don't you?


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    Interceptor
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    The Sweeper wrote: »
    She could be upset from being away from her rooster.

    ...you do have a rooster, don't you?

    ...or maybe the OP bought fertilised eggs? Roosters can make life unbearable for sitting hens if they mate with them too regularly. I had to move mine out of the main run when the feathers started thinning out on her back for this reason.

    'cptr


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    spoty
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    yeah i have a rooster and she has settled now , she just probally found it strange in a new enviroment hopefully in a couple of weeks ill have some chicks :)
    thanks for the info :D


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    tk123
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    I have to say from reading this thread and others about hens - they're a lot more complicated then I gave them credit for :D


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    tk123 wrote: »
    I have to say from reading this thread and others about hens - they're a lot more complicated then I gave them credit for :D

    Yeah - they can be a bit 'hands-on' at times. If you have the space and like free range eggs then they are pets with benefits.

    'c


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