Lost our beautiful Blondie today. She was old and seemed to be not seeing out of one eye, but happy and eating and drinking she had a good day yesterday, then passed some time mid morning. She was such a sweet girl.
Thank you both. It was a light colored egg and after reading some candling threads on here it was easy to see it was an early quitter I believe its called. No chick. But she got two out of three and they are doing great so I'm happy. Thanks again @Willow2253 and @Kiki
Thanks for the info. I've not had luck candling. I just have my phone or regular flashlight and only tried it a couple times. Ill do some research and try it.
3 eggs under broody hen. First one hatched 3 days ago (I posted) the next on the next morning. The last one hasn't hatched yet. It was laid 9/24 same as the other two. Momma is still laying on it and keeping eye on her chicks (they are closed off from flock). I think I'm just being impatient, is...
As far as I know, they were laid same day or day after and I have a rooster. All eggs I've cooked have been fertilized. I didnt candle eggs, just letting nature take its course. So far so good.
I tried to find an answer for this and even though I think I should let nature take its course I'm going to ask. I ended up having two broody hens on eggs in the same coop one in a seperate nesting box (the kind with a little ledge on the front) and the other in the middle of the upper part of...
Ok, so I brought in 3 eggs yesterday and put them on the counter. House is about 78 degrees. Today I realized that chicken was broody and gave them back to her. Did I kill any chance of them hatching by putting them at room temp for a day?
Zero. Two broody hens, one over the hill hen, 2 I guess are molting or in broody sympathy. 5 polish that are not laying yet or very very good at hiding their eggs. Oh and the rooster and now another rooster that I just figured out was a he. He does not mate, crow, lay eggs or anything else...