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Great article! Just what I was looking for. I've been having problems with my eggs being viable until the end then only getting 1/2 live chicks. The repeated words "wait, wait, wait" definitely hit home with me so I will be more patient for them to do it themselves. Also, I was taking my chicks...

By the time I posted you did have other replies :)

I'm sad that you don't have any replies yet because I'm having the same type of problem with some of my babies this year. We've had to euthanize 5 chicks so far. I hate to think I might have to get rid of all my chickens to keep it from spreading. It doesn't seem to start at a specific age. At...

I plan on getting a 24 or 40 egg incubator soon. I have a small flock and free range so I don't get a lot of eggs each day {4-6}. My question is --- How do you, and how long can you, store eggs before placing them in the incubator??

I think 13 eggs is too many for one mama. I think they recommend no more than 6 or 7

Thanks for answering my question! I have a broody hen and living in MN I figured it was too cold so I've been taking the eggs. I was wondering how long she would continue to sit on the empty nest. Now I know! She's been there over a week now. I've been feeling guilty for taking them tho' so I'm...

I have 4 hens and one rooster who during the day are free range. They go back into the coop at night after which we close the doors for the night. 2 of my hens are now in the process of hatching a total of 15 eggs. At last check 6 of them had fully hatched with one being 1/2 out of shell. {very...

I was thinking the same thing this week. My coop is right by the horse pasture so maybe this year the bugs won't be so bad for them

Good luck

I have 2 hens that are setting on a total of 15 eggs. What do I do when they start hatching??? Leave them with mom?? Take them and put them in a separate, safer area?? Right now the other chickens {2 more hens and a rooster} have access to where the they are setting. ANY suggestions would be...