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Good to know. I will definately use the dog cage method in the future! This business of hatching eggs is nerve-racking If I make it through the brooding of 20 some eggs and I can end up with flock of 8 to 10 hens out of it, I'll be finding a good home for a brooder and incubator (along with any...

Thank you V Chic Chick, I did toss out the 3 RIR (12/14) eggs. (and added addled to my dictionary!) Just as I was typing this the postman showed up with my araucana eggs. They are VERY cold, so I hope they didn't freeze during their trip here.

I candled the eggs again today. The three RIR eggs from 12/14: one was just a partial liquid blob and the other two looked like 2/3 of the egg was dark with an angled straight line dividing the clear (air) pocket on the large end of the egg, pretty much the same way it looked last week. I's the...

Eeeeuuuu....I hope not. I'm going to be optimistic and wait another few days like Wes in Tx suggested. I candled the three eggs yesterday as jenlynn4 described and one was like 2/3 dark, with a straight line (did not 'float' or move when turned), another was clearish (probably should toss this...

Thank you all so much! I've been enjoying your site and learning so much! You've made me feel more confident, so much so, Millie is now sitting on three more 'unknown' fertile eggs from a local farmer, and also some American Dominique eggs. She seems happy and I've taken a picture to show her...

Hello all, I've had three pet hens of various breeds, all adopted from an animal shelter over three years ago. One ("Silkie") died a year later, a second ("Legs") died last Fall from a predator attack, and the only one I have left is "Millie". Off and on the past three years, Millie has given...