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    Hen sitting on fertile eggs but only at night

    Hi all, I wanted to give you an update. One chick hatched! I had only one left out of 4 eggs due to a temperature snafu that happened early on. Hatching started last night (Friday), 5 days AFTER the supposed hatching day. Day 25! I candled the egg the 2 nights prior to make sure it was still...
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    Staggering Chicken

    I have not heard of molting and neurological symptoms go together, but I'm not a vet. Neurological symptoms could be due to a head strike if the bird ran into something, a stroke, tumor or virus affecting ears or brain. You could take her back to the vet and have blood drawn or Xray, but I'm not...
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    Hen sitting on fertile eggs but only at night

    They are under lamp right now at about 100 degree. I'm going to the store to get more properly equipped. Thanks for everyone's help! I will let you know how this turns out.
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    Hen sitting on fertile eggs but only at night

    I used candling technic from a youtube video called Candling Chick Eggs Day 7. According to that I have 3 winners and 1 yoker. I can see healthy blood vessels, the embryo and even the black eye. I can also see the embryo move. I will try to incubate and hatch and sneak the hatchling under the...
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    Hen sitting on fertile eggs but only at night

    With candling I can see the fetus and healthy blood vessels around it. I can also see movement of fetuses and even see the little black eye. I'm basing it on this youtube video I found that was very helpful: and it so happens to be on day 7, so very similar to my situation. Based on that I...
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    Hen sitting on fertile eggs but only at night

    Thanks for the welcomes everyone and your insights. We have had broody hens before but they usually snap out of it after 2 or 3 weeks. Corvus was broody since late July! Definitely different personality and quick clucking sounds and all fluffed up. She was still getting up and eating a few times...
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    Hen sitting on fertile eggs but only at night

    One of my hen was quite broody for a few week so I got some fertilized egg to sneak under her. After 2 days, she decided to spend her days out but sits on the eggs at night. We are at day 7 and the eggs are still viable (just candled them tonight to verify. Do they stand a chance of hatching if...
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