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what is the longest eggs have taken to hatch under a hen? I have 3 hens that have been taking turns on the nest of 9 eggs. this is day 22 and no action yet! How long should I wait?? any advise please! Thanks!

anyone ever successfully help an egg bound hen? Been trying to help her get the egg out...but no luck! Have soaked her in warm water lubed her and given her calcium ...please really don't want to loose her! Help

I have a 2 month old thick that was fine..until a day or two ago..she has splayed legs. really this just happened! I'm thinking that the rooster tried to rape her and the pressure messed up he legs. Is this fixable? She is very sweet, but can not walk. I had this once with a newborn chick tied...

OK here is one for the books! First off my 2 year old Polish hen decided to go broody...that shocked me! She was on 11 eggs, this morning I go out and see a chick peeking out from under the hen! Go out a couple hours later and she is off the nest and all chicks are under her. I see some broken...

I have 2 hens with 2 week old chicks ( co parenting ) and another hen who's chicks just hatched...they are all in the same enclosure ....but separate nests. The new mom has not brought her chicks out yet, hatched yesterday. She does still have more eggs. Just wanted to know if all hens and...

I have 2 hens with 2 week old chicks ( co parenting ) and another hen who's chicks just hatched...they are all in the same enclosure ....but separate nests. The new mom has not brought her chicks out yet, hatched yesterday. She does still have more eggs. Just wanted to know if all hens and...

I have 2 hens on 18 eggs. They are co sitting. They have been really good and take turns for maybe 30 minutes off...but one is always on. The first hen started sitting the night of April 4th...other hens kept laying eggs in her nest. There were 24 eggs under her, and the other hen had started co...

Ok my brody hen has so many eggs under her she can't cover them! So tonight I am taking some and putting then in my bator...since it's bee a long time since I have done this I forgot temp and humidity range...I'm thinking temp needs to be around 99-100 and humidity? 50-60? Also moving the hen...

It looks like I have 2 hes sitting on eggs and the other hens in the coop keep laying in the nests where the hens are sitting? I'm not sure what to do about this...there are 2 other nests where the hens can lay! My small cochin hen must have 20 eggs under her now!

I have a hen who just started sitting eggs....I would like to move her and the eggs before they hatch. Any suggestions? Will she continue to sit if I do this?

I have not had this happen before. With this hatch I had 2 chicks die (silkies) and this one with a weird leg! Silkies must be delicate! Can anyone help me here? The one leg just goes straight out when she tries to move. Can this be worked with. I'd really like to help her. Any input would be...

If the pip cracks are towards the bottom of the egg..should it be turned up so the chick doesn't drown? And if so how long should you wait to do this?

I have 48 eggs in my bator with a hatch date of June 28. Yesterday one of the egg developed a big crack going down it and some little cracks. I sealed it with wax. Now tonight it looks like it might be trying to hatch...that would be a week early. This egg was shipped, is it possible that a hen...

Last night This egg I candled looked great...this morning it was good when I turned it, then this afternoon when I went to turn it, it was very cracked! Still a week away from hatch date...so how and why did it crack? I sealed the cracks with wax. Seems now every time I go check it, it has more...

I have 15 4 week old chicks...is it to soon to let them stay outside in the coop and run? Its all wire, nothing can get in..but just a dog house for them to get away from any foul weather. I can set up a heat lamp...but they haven't been under one in the garage. They have been out there in the...

Coyotes killed 3 of my chickens today! Now I'm afraid that they will be back each day to get the others...any suggestions on how to stop the coyotes? The feathers from the hens were in my horse pasture..so the horses being there didn't stop them! I lock them in their coop at night...tomorrow...

Seems like a lot of you buy shipped eggs...I was wondering if its been a positive experience, good hatch rate? I would like to get some silkies and I'm thinking about getting eggs to hatch myself...ebay seems to have some good deals! Has anyone bought eggs off of ebay? Would love to hear your...

I just started a new batch today! 21 eggs! was only going to do 17, but just went out and there were 4 just laid...so I put them in too! Why not!....so anyone else starting a new batch today???? Also does anyone know when you can start giving a chic regular food? Like greens and chicken scratch?

HI...I just started with chickens! Friends have been telling me I need chickens for years...and I said NO! But My boyfriend has chickens and since he stays here all the time we decided to move his chickens here! So now I have chickens! And we wanted babies and none of his hens are broody, so we...

What is the longest its taken an egg to hatch? I'm on day 22 for some and 23 for others with no action..is it still possible for one to hatch? Some hatched friday and some yesterday...