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- Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:06 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Broken Beak!!
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Broken Beak!!
I have 3, 2 week old IRNs...Today I pulled them out of the nest to get a close inspection. I noticed that one of the babies has a broken beak!?? The other two are just fine... All of them are opening their eyes and are nice and well fed... SO, Im assuming the mother or father may have fed him/her to...
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:31 pm
- Forum: Breeding IRNs
- Topic: Male sleeping in nest with female and her eggs??
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Male sleeping in nest with female and her eggs??
My hen has 5 eggs that she is sitting on and willk hatch out by the 22-30 of MArch. All of a sudden, the male, her mate, has been sleeping all night and morning with her in the box with her and the eggs. Is this normal for IRNs? Will she turn on him? Should I not let him? ANd, what is he doing in th...
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:07 pm
- Forum: IRN Breeders
- Topic: My Hen has laid!! (long)
- Replies: 1
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My Hen has laid!! (long)
Hello everyone..:) I am locate in Detroit Mi. I have a hen who, after successfully breeding with her mate for a month, has just laid 1 egg!! So far, just 1. Is it likely that she will lay more? I was able to get a look at the egg and it is fertalized. However, she has built a small nest in the corne...