I've had quite a rollercoaster. Bought 16 fertilized eggs to put under my broody hen 3.5 weeks ago. Lost a few along the way, had ten for the last week and half or two weeks, as of day 21. There were no signs of pipping, no peeping, nothing. Day 22 came and went, nothing. Day 23, when the mama...
This is my first time trying to hatch eggs with a broody mama. Today is day 23. No hatching, no pipping. Started with 16 eggs, were at 10 as of day 21, and today, only 8 eggs remain in the nest. I found some empty shells, figured there were too many in the nest and some broke and the mama ate...