Hey (: my name is S t a r S t r u c k 2 0 3 !
My favorite color is Purple. im 17. i date an amazing guy named Oscar, we have been together for over 1 year and a half.
i have 9 amazing chickens. i love them to pieces! 4 Barred Rocks. 2 Buffs. 2 Rhode Island Reds. 1 Easter Egger ♥
im hoping...
i get the feeling that i did the right thing too late, or the wrong thing all together. so either way i feel guilty..
i know people say dont help a chick hatch, but i couldnt stand to sit there and watch the poor thing drown. it had pipped around 6 last night, and today was still trying, but it...
one just popped out of the egg and has a red bulb on its stomach. i think its just the rest of the yolk that wasnt absorbed, will it eventually absorb and be ok?
we did this in our animal science class last year to about 20 eggs that didnt hatch.
we got like 4 that looked like yours in the picture, 4 almost full grown chicks that had died before they hatched, and then about 8 that were like barely there blobs, and the rest were non-fertilized.
pretty...
some hens will sometimes want to get in the same nest with the broody hen, which could result in cracked eggs and smothering. plus the slimey stuff that comes out with a 'fresh egg' from another hen can get on the developing eggs and cause issues.
also some hens, expecially first time broodies...
i had 5 eggs in the incubator. its day 23. im still holding out! its pipped and looks like its started to zip, but nothing for the last 2 hours or so. im still hoping it will hatch though! the other 4 chicks hatched yesterday and are fluffy and ready to go into a brooding box. come one little...
so, my hen went broody about 2 weeks ago and i didnt have a seperate coop or place available to seperate her, plus i thought she would be more likely to stay happy and comfortable in her regular coop. so this is what i made:
it has a solid wooden top and front piece. and then the bottom is...
wow! 10 hours is a crazy Long time! mine was pipped and zipped in about 2 hours and hatched after another 30-45 i think.
iLL get some pictUrs Up tonight. they are adorabLe LittLe things. aLL of mine in the incUbator were farmyard mixes. bUt they are aLL stiLL adorabLE!
and sorry aboUt aLL...
omg, i dont know exactly what to expect.
if one chick hatches and moves another egg that has already pipped, whats the outcome? is the other pipped egg going to die? i would feel horrible!
also, how long till i can take them all out, iv heard 48 hours is fine? is this true?
i got my first broody two days ago!!! im so escited! she is a buff orpington and is being so sweet. she is very devoted to those little eggs. she is only setting on 4 eggs, but thats better than nothing. im excited either way