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    left over eggs from recent hatch....

    I thought about that as well....hen #1 taking them back... she took one back today. And so I was thinking I would slip the next couple under her in the evening. When she nests down for the night, and just keep watch. Or just raise them in a box for a couple of weeks and then group them up with...
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    left over eggs from recent hatch....

    I had 2 broody hens. Hen 1 hatched out 9, on Sunday-Monday, with 5 more eggs to go. She was unable to really stay on top of the remaining eggs. With the thought of them getting cold, I put them under Hen 2, along with her clutch (not too sure when she started sitting). The added eggs under hen 2...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My 1 broody hen is 7 days away from a hatch, and just a few days before, another hen "caught the fever". Today one wet out to do her business, and came back while the other was out and they switched nest! Ha, these chickens are something else! I switched them back around and separated their...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have a broody hen-14 eggs to start, currently 6 chicks hatched btw 6/17 and 6/21.... 1 egg was not fetlilized, 2 had gotten smushed, one chick hatched but ended up away from nest and died, and one pipped but never made it out and dried up.....we are on our last one, its pipping, but I'm...
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    Chicks are hatching.....lost 2 already HELP!

    Not sure what to do IF ANYTHING! 14 eggs, today is day 20/21......they are starting to hatch, 3 have hatched, Only one is alive. This a.m. one was found out of the nest by the door-dead. The next egg hatched fine and so far is alive and well! The most recent egg was looking pretty smushed...
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    Eggs close to hatching, and are getting dented!

    Sounds pretty right on.... I will leave them be, and let nature take its course...any day now Thanks
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    Eggs close to hatching, and are getting dented!

    These eggs she choose to set on....not all hers, but they are now! may be pips!
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    Eggs close to hatching, and are getting dented!

    thanks for the feedback.....i put some wax on the one....and I'm going to just leave it be! We are pretty close to hatching- any day now! She starteD setting on them on 5/30 or 5/31 so we are on day 18/ 19. I am convinced that they are getting a bit smushed with the shuffle of the eggs- the...
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    Eggs close to hatching, and are getting dented!

    Hi, I am a first time owner of a broody hen. She has 13 eggs, which are about to hatch in the next 2-3 days. Within the last 2 days 2 of the eggs have an indented spot on them. For the 1st 1, its was days too early to be hatching, i am pretty sure of that, and now there is another egg with the...
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