I gave her a dozen, as I'm uncertain how many of these are fertile. We have multiple roosters, and they're not shy about doing their thing, but they have a lot of hens to cover. Anyway, I went through the 14 eggs that had been sitting at room temperature overnight, and removed the two that were cracked.
Check back in 21 days to see what actually comes of this experiment. Given that she's made the nest in a 40 gallon tub, it should be easy for her to keep the hatchlings together and keep them warm --- and for me to provide supplemental water/feed for them.
What fun is a farm if you never try crazy things?
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Ours decided that a rubbermaid tote box was her nest of choice. We moved it into the chicken coop, and then into the "little chick" coop (a small scale chicken tractor that we use as a chick coop, and a hospital when needed). She doesn't seem to mind the double enclosure, and this way the geese cannot bother her.
GL!
Rachel, that's a great point about using a chicken tractor for brooding chicks in the barn. Reminds me that all our tractors are still sitting out in the garden, and need to be brought into the barn for the winter. If Henny Penny does successfully hatch out her brood, I will move them to one of those tractors.
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