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Hello One and All,
I have a broody hen which has been sitting on eggs [bought via net] since the 2nd of Sept. She has been coming out to eat, preen, poo & drink in the mornings. This is the first day for ages I have had the whole day at home and have noticed her out a few times. I went & checked the eggs and they have been very warm on all occasions, after she had done her thing off she runs back into the hen house to sit tight; I was wondering how long a hen can leave her eggs so that they don't die. When I bought the eggs I was determined that if she changed her mind on being broody it woud be 'one of those things', trouble is now I'm really looking forward to them hatching
P.S. It's a lovely warm autumn day here to day, could she possibly know they can be left a little longer in the warm?
I have a broody hen which has been sitting on eggs [bought via net] since the 2nd of Sept. She has been coming out to eat, preen, poo & drink in the mornings. This is the first day for ages I have had the whole day at home and have noticed her out a few times. I went & checked the eggs and they have been very warm on all occasions, after she had done her thing off she runs back into the hen house to sit tight; I was wondering how long a hen can leave her eggs so that they don't die. When I bought the eggs I was determined that if she changed her mind on being broody it woud be 'one of those things', trouble is now I'm really looking forward to them hatching
P.S. It's a lovely warm autumn day here to day, could she possibly know they can be left a little longer in the warm?
