Hi everyone! Have a couple of broody hens that seemed to share the responsibility to get our eggs to the 21 day mark. Two hatched on Thursday, 2 more on Friday. Saturday the hen got off the remaining eggs and took care of her chicks, teaching them to eat and drink, but abandoned the remaining eggs. I wondered if they might be dud eggs, but thought after reading some threads to take the remaining eggs into the incubator. I had one hatch Sunday at 2:30 pm and the 2nd one overnight last night. Question I have is, can I try to get my broody hen to adopt these two babies? When? Where? How? What is the best way to do this with success? It is a Buff Orpington and she is really good with the babies, but this is her first hatch. I understood that I need to leave the chicks in the incubator until they are fully dry, somewhere between 24-48 hours. Would so appreciate any experienced chicken guru's to help. I've had chickens for about 10 years now, but never hatched them naturally.... Thanks for your input!
