Is My hen Going to Hatch her eggs

[chickens really]

Quote: Yep, the first 5 days are critical in setting the eggs....She needs to set and not be disturbed at all.........Then candle and leave her to do her job.......

 

[FARMER3112]

Yes she has her own spot. She is in a dog crate inside.

 

[chickens really]

Yes she has her own spot. She is in a dog crate inside.

Okay........Just do not over look at her or over heat her.....Mine is in my garage........Private and very personal for her....Zero disturbances.....


Cheers!

 

[PD-Riverman]

Yes she has her own spot. She is in a dog crate inside.

Good, I guess because I do not know how you got it set-up. Does she have food and water in the crate as well as some where to get off the nest for a little while to poop etc----a place to dust bath is good? Mine go in their private hatching pens and I never touch the eggs after that----I do know that most all my eggs are fertile because of incubating and other hens hatching so I do not never candle them.

 

[FARMER3112]

Yes she has food so now I should just leave her to do her job if they hatch then great if they don't and she is still broody she i get some more fertile eggs?

 

[chickens really]

Yes she has food so now I should just leave her to do her job if they hatch then great if they don't and she is still broody she i get some more fertile eggs?

If she is not Broody?...She is not Broody.......

 

[PD-Riverman]

Yes she has food so now I should just leave her to do her job if they hatch then great if they don't and she is still broody she i get some more fertile eggs?

You did not answer the other parts of the question---I do not know what size pen you got her in---Small or XXXX Large. Does she have plenty of room? Some where to get off the eggs for a while, a place to stretch her legs??? If you got her in a small crate then she needs more room. She should have enough room to where she HAS to get off the eggs to go and eat and drink---not being able to eat/drink while she is sitting on the eggs. If she can eat while sitting on the eggs she will poop in the nest---for sure the last days----and that's NOT good.

"""I""" would not allow one of my hens to have to set for 3 more weeks after her first 3 weeks failed. I would break her instead of resetting her----some people do reset. With me I worry about her health plus I have plenty more broodies so I let her get her strength built back up and goes broody again to set her again.

 

[chickens really]

Quote: OOOPS........I just edited.........Sorry......

Cheers!

 

[PD-Riverman]

When Broody......They do not lay EGGS!.......

I think the poster was saying/asking is if this batch does not hatch should she get some more fertile eggs for her to sit on---if she is still broody.

 

[chickens really]

Quote: Oh.......lol.....You might be right?......Sorry for that.....


Cheers!