devon flighter 421 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 ive been generously gifted 3 oegb hens by a forum member which were/are housed in a temporary ark whist i finished a more permanent pen, when i move them to the new pen should i shut them in overnight and treat them as new birds or would it be ok to just put them in in a morning and let them explore themselves ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hi, I find it aalways better to move them at night, but it won't take them very long to get used to their new surroundings :-). Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devon flighter 421 Posted May 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 cheers for that, appreciated ! ,3 out of 5 eggs fertile (very happy bunny) 1 of them was layed by the furness here, so the advice given me was spot on ! right or wrong rather than wasting hopefully fertile eggs by adding them to the incy over a staggered time ,ive been collecting them from the 3 hens a few at a time and going to try setting them later this week to try a multiple incubation !only thing is im not sure how raising the humidity on the first lot at day 18 will affect the second lot at day 7/8! no trouble with the turning as i will just take a couple of the cradles out of the turner to set the first lot to hatch. nowt to loose and everything to gain ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 All the best with that :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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