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I am in the South East of England, near London and it has been chilly but not freezing cold. It has also been wet and damp but really not that cold.

Thanks for that everyone. I had just about given up hope. I have candled them and got rid of the ones that looked duff. There are no noises coming from the eggs, although there is something inside one. I have taken your advice and will wait till Saturday which is Day 25. Keep your fingers...

Is it ok to feed porridge to chickens. I give my girls a bowl of porridge every lunchtime or evening and they adore it. I mix corn into it sometimes and they polish every bit of it off. Is it ok to give it every day - they still stuff all their layers pellets throughout the day - the porridge is...

My eggs are on day 21 and they are Wyandotte Bantam eggs. Is this abit too long for Bantam eggs ? I thought they would be hatching at Day 18 or 19 but there is absolutely no pipping or anything. When is the latest time to wait ? Should I discard them at a certain point if there is no sign of...

Sorry - I posted that in the wrong place. Sorry, sorry !

:|I have got some bantam eggs under my broody hen. It is now day 19 and from reading all the posts here, should I not be seeing some movement or pipping by now? They are silver laved wyandotte bantam eggs. When I checked this morning, the broody hen was sitting on them but when i moved her to...

:|I decided to give my broody some fertile eggs to sit on and all seems to be well so far. However, I have a question about when the eggs hatch - I have a wooden hutch/small box for them to go in when they hatch but does the hen just sit in the box with them all day when they are newborn or...