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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    I haven't updated this post in long time.but what ended up happening was that we had 1 little chick lived from the hatch. Out silkie loves her 6 wk old baby crested cream legbar who we have named "lucky". Is there any guessing why?! They are still living in the brooder/maternity ward until...
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    hen not walking for over 2 weeks, eats, alert... just weak legs..14 months...help me please :(

    Yet another update on our Martha girl. She is still around :) she is the most friendly light Brahma u will ever have the pleasure to meet. She has been going in the coop to sleep all by herself for about 3 weeks now. Only occasionally do we have to go put her in. She is still slow to walk and we...
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    Oops, guess I should've checked my spelling. That was supposed to say "guess I can stop looking for a chick to BUY for her!"
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    Ok so we have a new baby silkie!! The egg hatched today...day 26!!!!!:celebrate:wee:yesss: Annnnnnd......my son said he saw a crested cream legbar egg (those r the kind we bought her and had shipped) that was pipping and he could see a chick thru the hole!!! Maybe all isn't lost for this little...
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    Will eggs soiled with a broken egg hatch?

    Ok so we have a new baby silkie!! The egg hatched today...day 26!!!!!:celebrate:wee:yesss: Annnnnnd......my son said he saw a crested cream legbar egg (those r the kind we bought her and had shipped) that was pipping and he could see a chick thru the hole!!! Maybe all isn't lost for this little...
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    Will eggs soiled with a broken egg hatch?

    We are on day 24 with her only egg that was her own and day 22 with the shipped eggs that I added after she had been sitting on that one for 2 days. I'm concerned that she isn't covering the eggs well because I see her (silkie) with them peeking out from under her pretty often (she has 5...
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    Will eggs soiled with a broken egg hatch?

    Thank u for replying! sorry to hear thats how yours turned out. I'm just hoping this girl has atleast 1 little chick to hatch/survive because my husband won't let me buy her a chick :( i really appreciate you telling me because atleast it is helping me to face the reality of what is probably...
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    Will eggs soiled with a broken egg hatch?

    Can you please tell me your outcome? I am dealing with a similar situation.
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    If i don't see a pip in the cream legbar eggs during the day tomorrow, I will candle all of them at dark. Since today is day 21 on the last added eggs and I actually put them under her at 9pm then I still have hope that something will happen during the night on those. I really don't think the...
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    Yes, 5 of the eggs she has now were mail ordered. She only had 1 little egg of her own and I was worried it would not hatch (yes we have a silkie roo in with her and his last batch of eggs had 100% fertility when our Cochin brooded them...some were even zoeys eggs that hatched last time!) . I...
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    Well....our little silkie "zoey" was down for her break this afternoon as usual so I ran to look and.......NOTHING happening with her eggs. Still waiting but not looking good. Poor girl--i can not talk my husband into buying her a chick after I spent so much on some fertile eggs for her already :(
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    :confused:Thanks for all your replies. I'm trying to remain patient. I'll update u guys tomorrow..........
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    So she just came down for her evening break...sigh...looked and there's nothing going on with her eggs. She has tipped the oldest egg up onto its pointy end sort of but that's it. The shell on that one started out as an off white color but now it is dark on one end. Sort of looks old or...
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    This girl has been coming off twice a day the entire 21 days. Only for a few minutes each time. It is extremely humid here. I am terrified of candling.
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    when does a broody go on lockdown?

    i have a broody who is supposed to hatch today but she just was off for her potty/lunch break so it has me wondering if any of her eggs r going to hatch. i read that they will stop coming off once they hear the baby inside or feel it moving approaching the hatch date. can someone elaborate on...
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