So Daisy is not brooding. She had started, but then I realized she would just sleep on the eggs and abandon them all day. I was going to keep her in there, however, she started to get really mean and stir crazy. I let her out because I found Ruby! Ruby had been my favorite chicken of Cara's. I just couldn't tell her apart from Anna for a while, but I figured it out. She is amazing! She's already brooding. This time I can tell because she makes these cooing sounds when you touch her and because she didn't get off the eggs this morning for food, like Daisy did. So I'm really excited! I put the same 7 real eggs under her that Daisy had, even though they are probably dead. I'll replace them later today.
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Love how you just keep going and going and changing variables and finding solutions until this will work out to your satisfaction. Keep posting, I love to hear the progress and failures (they are progress too to my way of thinking). How long will she brood? How long does it take for a baby chick to hatch? and after they hatch do you keep them with Ruby or do you put them in the box that is on the video?
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I answered your questions in my next post!
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