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Old 03-11-2009, 17:41   #28
Galloping Hairpin
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Re: Keeping chickens???

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Originally Posted by flashy View Post
a cock might help
Ha yes well I have one of those! ....A bad tempered old thing he is too. The problem is how to know if the eggs are fertile (if he is any good) and how to make the hen sit on them for the full incubation time. We tried getting a broody hen but she stopped being broody after a week or so and the eggs were all bad...We have a little incubator too but haven't tried it as I wanted the hens to hatch them themselves (like proper hens)!
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