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    Overdue unhatched eggs.

    Hello, one of my hens has been sitting on her eggs now for 25 days. There originally was 9 eggs,but when she came off them for a brief period today, I could only see 6. She seems content sitting on them. Do I leave her, or has the time passed for them to hatch ? The same hen hatched 7 chicks...
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    Disappearing Eggs.

    Thank you for your reply. I didn't see any yolk or shell fragments.I think it's still too cold for snakes where I live. Also, as someone else replied, it would have to be a big snake to swallow 5 eggs & then get out of the coop. I've looked around the coop & run & there are no big holes.
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    Disappearing Eggs.

    Thank you for your reply.
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    Disappearing Eggs.

    Thank you for your reply. I can't discard rats or snakes, but I live on the Black Sea area of Turkey & I think the weather is still too cold for snakes. I have seen a couple of small grass snakes here, but the weather was a lot warmer. If my wife saw a 5' long snake she would want to be selling...
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    Disappearing Eggs.

    Thank you for your reply. I can't discard rats or snakes, but I live on the Black Sea area of Turkey & I think the weather is still too cold for snakes. I have seen a couple of small grass snakes here, but the weather was a lot warmer. As for rats, I've never seen one here. There are lots of...
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    Disappearing Eggs.

    Yesterday I went to collect the eggs, there were 7. They were all warm, so I thought one of my hens was broody & had left them for a short time. I left them in case the hen returned to sit on them. This morning my wife went to collect eggs for breakfast, & there were only 4 (2 newly laid & 2...
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    Confused Newbie.

    Thanks for your reply. I will leave the unhatched eggs for a few more days & see what happens.Meanwhile the mother is happy with her 2 chicks,they are in their own enclosure & they can see the other chickens so I will keep them together until they get a bit bigger.
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    Confused Newbie.

    Thanks for the reply. I will take your advice.
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    Confused Newbie.

    Hello, I have a broody hen that was sitting on 2 of her own eggs. Within the period of a few days some of the other hens laid another 6 eggs.The broody hen was sitting on the 8 eggs & 3 days ago 2 healthy chicks hatched. The broody hen sometimes leaves the other 6 eggs,& then goes back to them...
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    Hello from a newby.

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to keeping chickens,got my 1st ones about 3 months ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 6 hens, 1 cockerel & 2 chicks (3) What breeds do you have? I don't know the breed. (4) What are your favorite...
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