@SunnysideupstateNY
I don't think that putting the eggs like that its a problem.
Last year my broody hatched 11 egg a in a time period of 1 1/2 week. My hen was fine with it.
Only 3 days to go! I really need patience. I want it now! Jk! I really need some patience though! I have a couple of egg whose air sac is loose.Like when I tilt it the liquid in it just a little bit though.
Actually its funny that you ask. After a dreadful slip out of my fingers, ( my sister helped with that) my egg that was about to hatch fell and cracked on the pointy side of the egg just yesterday. Went to check on it today....... And I heard it trapping on the side of the egg!!!! Even though I...
Ok, so last night I went to go check on my broody to find an egg momma pushed out with no top and a chick inside. I, knowing it was dead, took it out of the egg, to see it. They were at day 13. It looked like a healthy chick and had everything ready except it just needed to be bigger. It had...
@Dknichelson
You should be OK! Its sound like a very good environment for the chicks. If you had more hens the pullets might be a little more aggressive and might be a that but since you don't, it sounds like thesee chicks will have a very nice home!
I would like to join this thread. I have 1 broody whos on day 11 and sitting on 20 eggs and another whos been teasing me lately who has 6 eggs underneath her and just started yesterday.........shes never sat that long before.
its so exciting!!