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  1. Lelilamom

    Broody: How much longer than 21 days? Will she take motherless chicks?

    I've read a few theories on when incubation starts etc. Lightning has always been pretty good at knowing when an egg isn't viable. I candled the eggs last night and both have full grown chicks in them, resembling day 19 or 20. I gave them back to her, she tucked them back under she, talked to...
  2. Lelilamom

    Broody: How much longer than 21 days? Will she take motherless chicks?

    My best broody, Lightning, hatches every two years and is a great mom. This year she started with four eggs all laid on March 1 and quickly discarded two. I secluded her so she didn't get more eggs. She's been on two eggs every since. She's never failed to hatch before. Lightning is 7 years...
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