Egg Hatching and Keeping Chickens

[FarmerJamie]

Last fall, I gave the neighbor the rickety mobile coop thing the previous owner left for us. The grandpa rebuilt and strengthened it, and they have a small flock. I now get to hear egg songs in the morning. If I can get the garden going, I will check to see if I can give trimmings to her to feed to the flock.

 

[Grandmas Porch]

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOoooooooooooo





He likes to look in the window

 

[Grandmas Porch]

Well— I had given hen 6 eggs on Monday,,


Well she did sit on the nest most of the day but I went out about 6pm and she was not on the nest, she had gotten back up in the nesting box.
So I took the eggs and put them in the kitchen.



Now it’s Wednesday—
And I gave her another set of eggs, 5 of them. 5 fit better under her than 6. I let her stay up in the nesting box and put the eggs under her. I won’t make her go to the dog crates nest just yet

So we’ll see how she does