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  1. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    Part of my flock. This picture only shows 3 of my 6 hens, plus my Guinea and my rooster. My 2 hens have decided to co-parent, at least part time, one of the hens left the babies tonight to sit on the eggs again.
  2. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    I think I'm up to 7 babies, and since I opened the door, I have 2 hens who want to be momma. Momma 1 is not so happy sharing her babies.
  3. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    This is the only decent picture I have gotten of them. Momma is very protective to them, but seems happy when I give her another one.
  4. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    I'm up to two babies now, both are doing good. There was also another one who did not make it, Half in the shell and still wet when I found it :(
  5. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    I have a cage on the floor that I put 1 hen and the egg that was hatching in. They are both doing good. That's the only one that has hatched so far. I plan on putting all the chicken in the cage (there is a box for them in there too) that way they will not get hurt.
  6. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    Top picture is all the eggs, I kept the ones on the right. 2nd picture: closes egg is hatching. There were eggs that had little feathers on them. Not sure if they were from the hens, or maybe other chickens that hatched and were eaten? I have not seen any other babies. 3rd picture is of some of...
  7. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    Well, tried candling them. I either couldn't see thru the shells, or they were all dark. I used a 100 watt light bulb, and a dark bedroom. They had 42 total under them, I only gave back 26. I could see thru the guinea eggs with little problems, so I took most of those. I broke 2 of them so they...
  8. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    I have seen the charts but most stop at 17 days or so, the first batch should be well beyond that. would I be able to see anything if they are really close to hatching? I was not really worried about a hen leaving the nest to raise the chicks as there are 2 birds in 2 of the nest, so if one...
  9. CathieG

    Help, broody hens and lots of eggs

    I have 5 hens sitting on 3 nest. I'm not sure how many eggs, 3 maybe 4 dz. eggs. The first nest I let them have started on 3/14. I know others in the flock layed eggs after the first ones I let her keep (at the time there was only 1 hen) I was hoping she would hatch the eggs and stop being...
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