Laura, I do the same thing, at night, but hang around for an hour or two to make sure the chicks stay under mom. Bring a chair, headlight flashlight, and a good book. Usually works well and I have never put out egg shells, just took the eggs my hen was sitting on from her so she'd get up with the chicks.
From: Laura Quick <goatsnchickens@yahoo.com>
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Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
From: Laura Quick <goatsnchickens@yahoo.com>
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The Cochin has been on eggs for about 8-9 days now. The chicks will be from Meyer's June 3rd hatch. The babies will arrive sometime between the 4-6th. So, after dark, I can slip in the chicks and some empty shells? I do have a couple of shells from the batch of chicks that hatched on Wednesday (I just dug them out of the trash). I will give it a try and see how it goes. How many chicks can a standard sized hen comfortable handle raising? Again I realize that every bird is different but my Cornish seems okay with a dozen, I was thinking the same for the Cochin hen, no?
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