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My 3 Speckled Sussex/Easter Egger cross eggs hatched on day 19 and 20. 1 on the 19th day and the other two on the 20th. They all pipped on day 19. One early in the morning, one in the afternoon and another that night. I am letting a broody silkie raise them for me.

@AmyLynn2374 So in your opinion do you think hatching via a broody is a safer method (for the chicks) than artificial incubation? Seems to be a recurring theme on BYC that the chance for human or equipment error during artificial incubation can result in a very high death rate. If not raising...

I'd love to get everyone's feedback regarding the timing of eggs hatching, in you're own experience, not what it says on the internet. What is the "Earliest" you've had an egg hatch? And what is the "Latest" you've had an egg hatch? And which method of hatching did you use? Incubator or...