JillM Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 As it says.... How long can a broody leave her eggs for while she stretches her legs without them cooling off too much? Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled hen Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Good question. My Orp will only stay away from her eggs for 10 minutes max and to achieve that I have to lock her out of the nest I have read somewhere that they can stay off for 20 - 30 mins but will wait for an expert to come along with the answer for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 About twenty mins is fine, if the eggs get chilled once or twice because the hen has left the eggs too long then the eggs will probably still hatch but late, if she is a careless broody and leaves them too long too often thats not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillM Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 That's great, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
