Hatching question!

[mygirlsandi]

My little silky has been sitting on eggs( not hers) for 21 days. I have been waiting for the miracle of birth from my little chicks. ( I feel like a grandma. lol) unfortunately, After she became broody I could not move her and her eggs because she started to panic so I was not able to keep her away from the other girls. They used her and her nesting box as the dumping ground for their eggs. I did mark them and check on her all the time. I went out this morning to find 2 eggs out of her nest and they are ice cold. not sure how long they were out of her warmth. I tucked them back under her. there were 3 eggs. It should be hatching today. is there a chance that the chick would survive being out in the cold while inside the eggs?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

As long as the eggs are under the hen they should be fine

 

[mygirlsandi]

As long as the eggs are under the hen they should be fine

It was not under the hen. It was in the open about 8 inches away from her. The other girls are relentless and practically sit on top of her to lay their eggs, and of course all of a sudden that is the box they want.

 

[mygirlsandi]

As long as the eggs are under the hen they should be fine

Thank you!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

It was not under the hen. It was in the open about 8 inches away from her. The other girls are relentless and practically sit on top of her to lay their eggs, and of course all of a sudden that is the box they want.

If it was cold it could of died, you could always candle her eggs and look for movement