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    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    Unfortunately it's confirmed they didn't make it. Thank you everyone for your help, I really really appreciate it. Wishing for a different outcome but we learned a lot and will be better prepared next time. Thanks again.
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    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    Just two eggs. The other three had already hatched. Yes, candled it, movement last night but not this afternoon. This fox was super brave, came right into the back yard in the middle of the day! Glad your fox was taken care of, hopefully we'll get ours soon. We've only had chickens for about a...
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    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    Well I'm not feeling great about viability. No more peeping, no movement. :( I followed the instructions on here about making a very small hole to add air, not giving up yet, but not feeling so hopeful. :( On the plus side the three newly hatched siblings are doing great!
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    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    Oh I"m glad you mentioned this! The lid was closed in an attempt to increase humidity, but now it's cracked open. We still have a peep this morning :) but no pip. Approaching my best guess for 24 hours soon.
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    I have no idea what I am doing

    I should have specified they're chicken eggs. Sorry about that, I was a little frantic when finding them, and their three now orphaned baby chick siblings. No incubator, and no way to get one tonight.
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    I have no idea what I am doing

    Yes, they're between 17-19 days. The one is day 18 for sure, the other is either day 17 or 19. The mother was killed by a fox sometime today and we just got done warming them back up using a heating pad... when candeling we can see definite movement from the day 18 egg, and even hear a peep...
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    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    Ok so we just candled them and the one that was making a tap had definite movement and we could actually hear a peep! The other it was much harder to see any movement but we're not giving up on it just yet! I have a small tuperware container with a damp sponge inside sitting on top of a...
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    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    Thank you! When tapping on one of the eggs we get a little tap back. Warming them with a heating pad now, and off to search how to do a make-shift incubator. Thank you also for sharing the duck story, that gives me some hope for sure!
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    I have no idea what I am doing

    Hello! I'm in a similar situation and need to make a make shift incubator for a couple motherless eggs... Any tips? Collecting a box and heating pad now!
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    Please help/advise fox killed mother hen, 2 eggs on day 18.

    I'm crushed to say that our sweet broody hen was killed by a fox today. She was at the very tail end of sitting on 5 eggs, 3 hatched two days ago and the two remaining eggs are on approximately day 18/19. I was gone when the attack occurred, the three babies made it out alright but the two...
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