How long can the mama come off the nest? - A Chickens Tribe - tribe.net Tribe.net. Local Connections Re: How long can the mama come off the nest? Shantastic! http://chickenstribe.tribe.net/thread/6e66e9e6-743a-4b45-b719-c891e7607e11#53cd3947-8e90-4dad-9de2-f8b983673a39 2009-05-27T22:36:08Z 2009-05-27T22:36:08Z Whew! Thanks! Shantastic! 2009-05-27T22:36:08Z Re: How long can the mama come off the nest? Lisa ♥ http://chickenstribe.tribe.net/thread/6e66e9e6-743a-4b45-b719-c891e7607e11#400edbb1-fae2-4999-8d5a-1d87a2879edc 2009-05-27T19:30:10Z 2009-05-27T19:30:10Z an hour or so should be fine, I've lost power for about 7 hours to my incubator and I had a successful hatch with no problems. Lisa ♥ 2009-05-27T19:30:10Z How long can the mama come off the nest? Shantastic! http://chickenstribe.tribe.net/thread/6e66e9e6-743a-4b45-b719-c891e7607e11#73d8af3a-3c25-4d20-9f3f-1ea4b3cb4372 2009-05-27T17:25:43Z 2009-05-27T17:25:43Z My mama hen came out of the nesting box yesterday, but went back into another box (one with no eggs) to settle back down. I'm not sure how long she was out, maybe an hour, give or take. To me, the eggs felt a bit cool. I put her back on them, she settled right down on them. How long can she be off of them without causing harm? Having trouble finding info on google, or past discussions here, maybe not using the right key words. Shantastic! 2009-05-27T17:25:43Z