chris h Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 I have a hen that has laid another 2 eggs before the first 2 have hatched she is sitting on all 4 what should i do??
pjc Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 are the first 2 eggs fertile? are the birds a pair or could they be 2 hens?
just ask me Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 probably first two eggs are dead u can take them out she will sit other two that if there a cock or hen if there dead eggs there are a number of causes why that can happpen
chris h Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Posted March 18, 2009 are the first 2 eggs fertile? are the birds a pair or could they be 2 hens? yes there fertile and they are due to hatch in the next couple of days
Guest Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 she wouldnt have layed that quick!! must be two hens or there is a hen laying in the wrong nestbowl
just ask me Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 could u have 2 hens paired two one cock
kirky Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 yes there fertile and they are due to hatch in the next couple of days take away the two new laid eggs,
pjc Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 leave all 4 eggs, if the first pair hatch and are not dead in shell then remove the other 2 eggs and let them rear the yb's and if the first pair don't hatch remove them and let them carry on sitting.
andrew gooch Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 I have a hen that has laid another 2 eggs before the first 2 have hatched she is sitting on all 4 what should i do?? sit back wait and see if any hatch u will no in a few weeks, dont disturb them let m get on with it even if its 2 hens use um as feeders this season
Guest IB Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 You should be able to tell if this hen has laid again by checking her vents. If they are closed shut, then another hen has laid, though I wonder how? Any stranger in the box is usually tufted out, sharpish.
Guest Owen Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 That will be two hens laying in the same nest. If you watch closely you should see the other hen enter the box. You could try taking the hen you know about out of the parting for up to ten minutes to see what happens. The one important thing to bear in mind is that if you are thinking of flying widowhood, these hens will be of no use at all. They will ruin the chances of a good cock. Cocks always know when they have an unfaithfull partner.
Roland Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 Have the same in the stock loft... feel two hens have laid in same nest.... never bothered to check if fertile... time will tell.... only one hen sits. C what transpire eh!
Guest Owen Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 I had a situation last year where two widowhood cocks paired up. They were 2 year old nest mates. They were OK while they were breeding and reared a pair of YBs each. But when I took the hens away the one cock would not leave his brother alone. It ended when I lost the worst sexiest one. The one that was left went on to race well. Looking back on it, I could have solved the problem by locking them in their boxes. Just did not think that it was all that important at the time. I now know that I should have acted to put a stop to it because the whole incident spoiled two good pigeons.
Guest Posted March 18, 2009 Report Posted March 18, 2009 leave all 4 eggs, if the first pair hatch and are not dead in shell then remove the other 2 eggs and let them rear the yb's and if the first pair don't hatch remove them and let them carry on sitting. agree with this with a slight change leave them untill you are sure the pair are feeding the y/birds just incase the first two werent theirs in which case they might not feed them in which case you still have their own eggs to hatch if after 3/4 days the y/birds are all right then remove the two eggs to the green bin
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