It true that pekins are not great nesters ...that said they do build
a nest that holds heat by a form of heat generated by burying the eggs
and moisture .... they also have a great sense of when an egg isn't
fertile and remove it from the nest.
Pete
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On 08/31/2010 8:11 PM, heather mchone wrote:
> oh ok. well today i went out and there was an egg next to the tub of water that they swim in and the other eggs still covered. so i just left them all alone after i marked the other one. is it true that pekins dont sit on a nest? that is what i have read i have read so much that i dont know what to believe with them. i have kept their feed the same and just gave them a bigger thing of water to swim in and they seem to love that. im leaving her alone until the fair and the petting zoo we are doing come up. how do i turn them white again they have alittle bit of black dirt on them.
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> heather
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