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post #18221 of 18227
6/18/13 at 1:27pm
Going on day three with my broody. 2 eggs have broke and now the others are a big yolkey mess. Wht should i do about this? Also, i would like to candle them. When is it appropriate to do so?
Hello, I'm Sara and I'm a chickaholic. I've been addicted for 11 months now.
5 EEs, 3 mutts, 2 White Rocks, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 cuckoo marans, 2 BO's, 2 Buckeyes, 1 Dominique and 1 BSL. Oh and 3 ducks.
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Hello, I'm Sara and I'm a chickaholic. I've been addicted for 11 months now.
5 EEs, 3 mutts, 2 White Rocks, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 cuckoo marans, 2 BO's, 2 Buckeyes, 1 Dominique and 1 BSL. Oh and 3 ducks.
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post #18222 of 18227
6/18/13 at 1:40pm

If you have a easy supply to fertile eggs, i would just chuck them and start fresh. They wont have developed a lot on day 3 and its too early to candle.

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post #18223 of 18227
6/18/13 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by Johnn View Post

If you have a easy supply to fertile eggs, i would just chuck them and start fresh. They wont have developed a lot on day 3 and its too early to candle.


Thank you, when should you candle them? I would like to show my kids some of the stages. Also I don't have a good supply of fertilized eggs. Would they be okay?
Hello, I'm Sara and I'm a chickaholic. I've been addicted for 11 months now.
5 EEs, 3 mutts, 2 White Rocks, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 cuckoo marans, 2 BO's, 2 Buckeyes, 1 Dominique and 1 BSL. Oh and 3 ducks.
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Hello, I'm Sara and I'm a chickaholic. I've been addicted for 11 months now.
5 EEs, 3 mutts, 2 White Rocks, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 cuckoo marans, 2 BO's, 2 Buckeyes, 1 Dominique and 1 BSL. Oh and 3 ducks.
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post #18224 of 18227
6/18/13 at 3:19pm
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Thank you, when should you candle them? I would like to show my kids some of the stages. Also I don't have a good supply of fertilized eggs. Would they be okay?

Not sure about either question, sorry. Someone will definitley be able to answer though!

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post #18225 of 18227
6/18/13 at 5:31pm
We have 2 broody hens who are hatching eggs. When the first egg pipped the hen got off the nest, ran around, and squalked in distress. I had my dd put her in the nest and block her in. Dd had put the h
en back un the nest but left the nest again. When I got home the hen was sitting nicely. Dd blocked the second hen in her nest too, she had a Pip.

What are the chances of the first hen making a good mom?
Hens: 16 Leghorns or California Whites, 5 Trader Joe's Leghorns, 14 Red Stars or Gold Stars, 10 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhodes Island Reds, 4 Silver Laced Wyandotes, 4 Ameraucana, 7 Barred Rock, 1 Silver Laced Wyandote X Barred Rock, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock. = 64 Hens - chicks 89
Roosters: 1 Trader Joe's Leghorn Rooster, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock Rooster
Nursing Home hatch-a-long
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Hens: 16 Leghorns or California Whites, 5 Trader Joe's Leghorns, 14 Red Stars or Gold Stars, 10 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhodes Island Reds, 4 Silver Laced Wyandotes, 4 Ameraucana, 7 Barred Rock, 1 Silver Laced Wyandote X Barred Rock, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock. = 64 Hens - chicks 89
Roosters: 1 Trader Joe's Leghorn Rooster, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock Rooster
Nursing Home hatch-a-long
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post #18226 of 18227
6/18/13 at 5:37pm

Here are a couple of candling links that should help you with what to expect to see and when...

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/candling-pics-progression-through-incubation-of-chicken-eggs

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750122/share-your-candling-pics-and-videos

 

.... cleaning the eggs covered in yolk can be done, but very high risk of infection from the contamination and if you only have one or two left then it may be more worthwhile to save fresh eggs for a couple of days to give her a new clutch to work with. 

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post #18227 of 18227
6/18/13 at 6:02pm
Here is my grumpy broody girl, Agnes.
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