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So today is day 20 and I'm not sure how long to give her until I make her stop? I'm thinking until day 25, is that okay? Of the chick does hatch I will probably name it Uno, I think that would be a fitting name!

Such a sweet girl!

I did also candle her last egg and it seems to be getting into the hatching position and the egg is super black with a small air bubble, is that a problem if it's small? Also I just saw her slowly start getting into her crate and she was doing his clucking sound and I heard they do that like...

Ok! I put them in my incubator and and this morning two exploded so I moved her last one back under her. I also gave her more nesting material so she isn't moving around the crate as much. I think that is why they were breaking! She did get up two times today for water and some food. Here's a...

So she's doing better today! I did candle her eggs and it seems like they are developing good. Hopefully they hatch this weekend! They started about 3 days before the second when I moved her to the feed room so they are about day 17-19 into incubation and when I candle them they are all black...

I think all I need to do is wait till it gets dark and put the chicks under her while she's sleeping and take any bad or non developing eggs.

Well one is a pure breed light Sussex egg, and the other is a Light Sussex & French Cuckoo Maran mix. She actually has gotten back on her nest and I gently cleaned the wet yolk off the eggs with a towel but I didn't add water as that can affect the development of the embryo. Both of them are...

Should I maybe try to incubate the two other eggs, I might try to candle them :(

I feel so broken I could cry

Something horrible happened!!! Here nest was attacked by something! I literally came out to check on her and she was outside her nest box, there was egg shells everywhere, and there was a embryo on the ground. I will put photos down below. She only has two eggs left out of seven and one has some...

So I checked her today and she had an egg out of her nest box! I don't know why or how, but I put it back on there and she slipped it right under her. Aldp all her eggs are around her but and one was behind her and in wondering if she's still turning them and if they are actually being kept warm?

So I checked Eda today and I refilled her water as it was getting low. Then I offered her some food and she actually got out of her nest to eat. I then took the time to look at her eggs and I'm now realizing that she has had seven eggs this whole time. I know that she hasn't laid them while...

So just a little update, not much has been happening other than the fact that she broke and egg so we are down to five. I did candle the eggs, however I didn't see all that much vein growth. Hopefully they keep incubating well.

Here's a better picture of her before a fully moved her

Hello everyone, I am really excited to announce that one of my two broody hens is now on day three!!! Eda my new broody went broody on August 2 but she broke a few eggs so I had to replace some dirty ones. Sadly her brooding friend Susan broke every last one of her eggs and she got really dirty...