Well, I guess I can't count or something. We still don't have hatched eggs. But I hear peeping coming from some of the eggs. I called the county extension office and talked to their poultry expert. He told me to give it a few more days. I also learned that fertile eggs will keep for up to 7 days at 70degrees. Which means next time I can stick several eggs under my hen.
We have an older chicken coop that I'm converting into a brooder. It has an attached yard and an automatic door. All I have to do is build a few ramps and put in some nesting boxes. This will work well for the next time I have a hen get broody. I'm going to isolate her in here and keep her and the chicks together but away from the flock for at least the first 7 days.
I have a building project right now and that is to build a small "cage" with 2 3/4" openings. I will put the chick feed in here so when I introduce the little ones to the flock the adults can't get to their food and they will have a place to go if they start getting picked on. Another porject is to build a small ramp for the little ones to get back into the coop. It's no problem for the adults to step up 4-5" but I dont't think the chicks could do it.
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