UPDATE: Bra (sports bra - leaves a gap in the middle)
Went out to check on the remaining egg out with the broody and the broody was off dust bathing while the egg eating former broody was scratching around in the nest - SO both eggs are in the bra. The EE chick is turning and zipping while the brown egg is working on zipping. Both chirping away in between short breaks. My dogs going nuts when the little ones are chirping.
1 LOUD little chick has hatched - really loud and wiggly - dogs are going nuts
I had a buff orpington go broody. She ate or she let someone else eat the four eggs under her while hatching or just after.
I then put two muscovy eggs under her but they didn't develop. I then put four more eggs under her but 4 days from hatch one egg GONE.
I then had a barred rock go broody, so I took the remaining 3 eggs and put them under her. The next day, one egg got pecked with crack in shell. Candling shows movement, so I taped the peck/crack. Still saw movement 2 nights ago, 2 days from hatch but yesterday morning the egg was GONE.
This morning the green EE egg is pipped, so I took it and put it in my bra while doing a search here. I needed to go mow the pasture, so I put the egg back under broody with hopes it won't get eaten.
After mowing I go check and it is beginning to zip and the remaining egg has pipped.
My dilemma is - do I leave the eggs with broody and hope they don't get eaten like all the rest or put them in my bra to hatch out?
I have the EE egg in my bra currently because it is so noisy with the chirping, I'm affraid it's going to get eaten.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?????
Has anyone been successful in hatching chicks in the bra and move them to a brooder? Once out of the shell, do you still need humidity?
Pic is of the EE egg I have in my bra
Went out to check on the remaining egg out with the broody and the broody was off dust bathing while the egg eating former broody was scratching around in the nest - SO both eggs are in the bra. The EE chick is turning and zipping while the brown egg is working on zipping. Both chirping away in between short breaks. My dogs going nuts when the little ones are chirping.
1 LOUD little chick has hatched - really loud and wiggly - dogs are going nuts
I had a buff orpington go broody. She ate or she let someone else eat the four eggs under her while hatching or just after.
I then put two muscovy eggs under her but they didn't develop. I then put four more eggs under her but 4 days from hatch one egg GONE.
I then had a barred rock go broody, so I took the remaining 3 eggs and put them under her. The next day, one egg got pecked with crack in shell. Candling shows movement, so I taped the peck/crack. Still saw movement 2 nights ago, 2 days from hatch but yesterday morning the egg was GONE.
This morning the green EE egg is pipped, so I took it and put it in my bra while doing a search here. I needed to go mow the pasture, so I put the egg back under broody with hopes it won't get eaten.
After mowing I go check and it is beginning to zip and the remaining egg has pipped.
My dilemma is - do I leave the eggs with broody and hope they don't get eaten like all the rest or put them in my bra to hatch out?
I have the EE egg in my bra currently because it is so noisy with the chirping, I'm affraid it's going to get eaten.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?????
Has anyone been successful in hatching chicks in the bra and move them to a brooder? Once out of the shell, do you still need humidity?
Pic is of the EE egg I have in my bra
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