My last two, urm, Easter Hal chicks. There were two eggs after the broodies' eggs hatched. The other hens were still trying to lay eggs in the nest. I popped them in the incubator just to see if they would hatch. And they have! The brown one hatched a few days ago and the grey one hatched...
I wish I had x-ray vision to see under my broody. She took the pipped egg while the other one was off, and now the first one is just keeping guard, chasing the other chickens out of the coop when they come in. I hope that there is at least one chick for all their hard work, but then I'm...
Don't give up hope, yet. Even if they sat for a day unplugged, they still might hatch. I had many hatch for the NYD HAL after being unplugged for at least 8 hours. I'd plug it back in, as long as the eggs weren't smelly or seeping or something, and see.
So, is 10 bad and 0 not bad, or the other way around? LOL! Anyway, I'd say not bad at all. I always take out my new chicks, they dry faster in the brooder, anyway. If you are worried about losing humidity, you can spritz the eggs with warm distilled water when you open the incubator.
I had a dream about finding dead chicks, so I wasn't too keen on checking the broodies today. When I looked in on them, one of the broodies hens hopped off the nest. I noticed a pipped egg and a dead chick that was still partially in the shell. I removed the dead chick but left the pipped egg...
So, quite a few of my chicks have this bald area behind their combs. Any ideas as to what is causing it? It is something I should be worried about?
thanks!
Snow today! I was able to candle 3 eggs while one of the broodies was off the nest. 1 had veins. 1 wasn't one of the original 14, no veins but maybe something, I don't know when it was laid. 1 had no veins. Should I toss the ones that aren't developing?
Someone, I don't remember who, was selling hatching Svart Hona eggs a couple of months ago for $25 each. I tried looking up the ad, but it is removed. However, there is a website called Tarbabies Poultry that has Ayam Cemani, (the other black chicken, lol!) I think they have eggs now. They are...
14 eggs under two broodies. All mixed. There is a teeny possibility of a pure Tolbunt Polish, but the Polish hen just started laying four days ago. I was hoping to set some in the incubator, but maybe next time! Is there a Halloween HAL?