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Thanks for replying, I tried to segregate her to her own pen so this wouldn't keep happening, but then she wouldn't sit on the eggs and then started pecking them. I tried to show her a baby chick and she pecked it. The nest she was sitting out already had one egg knocked out and disappeared. So...

My hen went broody February 24th, I took the eggs away each night, I was hatching baby chicks I set in egg incubator Feb 13th so he wasn’t going to let her hatch babies. But the 28th I finally just let her have 4. We started building a separate area so when she got close we could give her a safe...

So the 2 eggs that where possibly twins, were both single babies... the large egg had 2 yolk but only 1 chick, the second yolk blocked the chick from getting to the airsac and the chick did not make it. The other 6 all hatched out and are doing great, the first 3 hatched the 6th, 4th one on the...

I just had 2 more hatch and I have 1 left :) it’s still moving around. It’s funny, I had 3 hatch the 6th, 1 hatch the 7th and 1 hatch the 8th so far.

The blue egg I thought was a double embryo was a single embryo just a little farther ahead than the rest, it hatched yesterday afternoon.... HE/SHE is doing great. The second really large egg was also just a single baby but, it was unable to turn and get into the air sac. A large second yolk was...

Yes, it was a huge egg, it wasn’t moving or chirping so I thought it may need a little help getting out (it was a dark egg and if by chance it was twins) so I started in the airsac and didn’t see any movement. When I determined it wasn’t alive I opened it all the way up, it was fully developed...

Ok, I think I’m most worried because when I candled this egg early on it has 2 yolks, one on each side and it’s possible there are 2, but I don’t think there’s enough room for 2... so I’m not sure when to intervene

I have not, I was afraid to touch them.... should I candle them all to see how they are doing?

Today is day 21, I have 1 egg pipping, it’s outside my last candled airsac... this is also one I’m worried may have been 2 embryos... but can’t be 100% sure... what should I do??

I hope that’s the case.... i have both possibly double embryos in a separate incubator

I added a comment to the other thread. I also posted a video of my candling that made me thing its a double embryo.

Ok... so today is day 20 in my first hatch. I started with 10 eggs, when candling I noticed 3 were not developing so I took them out. 5 were regular sized eggs and all doing well and at lock down were all still alive. 1 really large egg Im suspecting twins, but i cant be sure the egg is dark. 1...

I came across this article because I have 2 double embryos due to hatch tomorrow on day 21. I'm not sure if you have any advice or if you have any ideas to help me.... 1 egg is large and 1 egg is a slightly larger than a regular egg. I do not think the smaller egg has enough room for 2 to hatch out.

I am constantly getting double yolker eggs....

My plan is to pull the eggs everyday and leave her a few... just so she stays on them.... everyone else seems to be laying next to her and she keeps pulling them into her nest... so I mark them in the morning so I can pull them... as soon as the babies hatch and are dry I’m going to move them...

These will be hatching next week and she’s only been sitting for a few days and I’ve pulled eggs from her... so I don’t leave the same eggs under her... I want her to stay broody... I have never had hen raised chicks... I’ve only raised my chickens as day olds

So I’m hatching 7 eggs right now... strangely my Buff Minorca went broody a few days ago... we are on day 16 right now and I’m wondering if I should take her eggs and slide my hatched babies under her at night... or let her hatch her own babies and these just brood separately.... Any advice? Or...

Oh how fun.... I want to hatch some silkie eggs eventually... this is my first hatch... I have a hen go broody (her breed was labeled not broody) I’m debating if I should let her hatch a group or take her eggs and slide my babies under her at night

Yes I actually thought the one has no room I doubt it can fit 2.... unless for some chance they miraculously survive.... I do think the other egg has better odds...