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So, in hen news, my FBCM started laying again about a week ago, so that's good. Not sure why she stopped, but keeping an eye on her to see how that continues. We got 4 chicks!!! Yea!!! All appear to have pea combs, black backs, white wing tips, and either white or grey chests, and light...

Nope, haven't seen her near a nest box. Been looking for signs of molting also, but no luck. Was hoping it's stress or feather regrowth, but still no idea. I'd hate to start over with getting another hen and raising her up, but might have to. Watch the one chick I manage to hatch be a rooster.

Update: We have confirmed movement in one egg. Yea!!! Possibly two others are alive but I can't tell since the shells are so dark. Two additional eggs are probably dead, but I'm waiting until I can be certain to toss them. So. 1-3 chicks alive right now. It is day 6. Still no more eggs...

So... All but two of these eggs have developed, and attached to the sides of the shell wall by about 5 days. Hard to see through the shells, so I'll check for amount filled and weight soon, but once they get totally dark, that's pretty much it until hatch day. 11 days to go! In other news...

Washed the whole egg. There was a fair bit of dust, mud, and poo involved on a number of them. I've rinsed/washed eggs before in H2O2 for an entire hatch, everything developed, and 80% hatched, so if it doesn't help, it doesn't hurt either, IMO. I've heard they wash eggs commercially in H2O2...

So I crossed my FBCM hen with my Whiting True Blue rooster, grabbed whatever eggs of hers I had sitting around in my kitchen, and put them in the incubator. Will they hatch??? I don't know... The hen lays every 2-3 days, so getting enough eggs to fill the incubator in 7 days isn't going to...