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Okay, I had 3 hens that wanted to be broody, but they kept having other hens lay fresh eggs, (which I had to give up for lost since I didn't mark the original eggs) in the same nesting box and were sometimes chased off of their eggs by fellow not-so-broody hens who wanted to lay in that specific...

Wow, only 7 months later, I can be really slow at the updates huh. Only 2 hatched from the original 12. They were shipped and probably older than desired for optimal hatch. One pipped and after noticing his beak had not moved in several hours, I realized he wasn't just resting. Research I did...

Thanks Judy. They've been setting for about a week and a half. You think I should go ahead and move them all to a secluded sight?

I have a seabright that I have removed a large rubbery, yellow mass from inside her left eye with extensive manipulation on 2 occasions, probably 6 months apart. She is completely normal, about 6 months out from the most recent manipulation, but I have a feeling that I will end up doing this...

Mine had trouble walking until they got their sea legs. By the time they were dry and fluffy, they were walking around pretty well

How do you know when to assist? I had two chicks that had much of the shell gone looked like they were about ready to pop out, then nothing, no movement for hours. I finally decided to help but too late. Is it common for chicks to make it so far then just die? So far 17 out of 25 have hatched...

I have a question about brooding chickens. I have 2 hens, one a frizzle bantam and the other a BO, who are sitting on eggs every time I collect. After about a week of stealing their eggs and having them curse me with their squawks and ruffled feathers, I thought, what the heck, let 'em sit...

I candled today and have about 25 in the incubator which look viable. I had read somewhere that humidity in lockdown should be upped to 70-80 %. Is this correct?

If only I was married to Gopher Boy!

Oh, and my incubator is a Farm Innovators Model 4200 Pro Series Circulated Air Incubator. As long as I monitor the temp and the humidity with an internal thermometer, it's great. Don't use the dial that comes built in to the top. It is never right.

Thanks so much for the words of wisdom. I feel better. It would be much easier to handle if the eggs did roll around alot, bumping into each other like balls on a pool table. I don't need thunder and lightening, but maybe just a little sign...a wobble...a cheep...a hole with a beek peeking...

I should also mention that this is the very first time I have ever tried to hatch eggs. A little anxious to say the least.

I have a forced air incubator, running temps of 99.5 to 100.5 with humidity of 60% until the last couple of days when I have it at 70%. Do the eggs move about at all prior to hatch?

At 7:30 this evening, I will have 7 surving eggs at 21 days in the incubator. Shouldn't I see some sort of movement or hear peeps? Do the eggs just lie still? When I candled Thursday, the eggs were filled with chick. A word of encouragement please? What is your experiences?

I found this thread when doing a search to find out about my own's hen's eye. I have a bantam, (seabright), who I treated several months ago for corzya. One of her eyes always seemed somewhat swollen to me, but she seemed to get around just fine. Yesterday, she was pecking near me in my garden...

I have roosts that start at about 6 inches off the ground. The silkies refuse to use it. Instead, they make it to the nesting boxes which are 3 feet off the ground each and every night. I have a sebright banty hen and an easter egger who are also opposed to the roosts and prefer the nesting...

That has been my experience too. I've only had a couple crack, but twice as many that seem thicker than normal when I crack them open. Good to know they are still ok to eat though.

He is very loved indeed. And so good natured. I remember the Banty roosters my grandparents had when I was little that would chase us around the house. We were scared to death of them. Not Charlie!

I hope it's just your computer. I see the video on mine. It's really cute. Try it on another computer!