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none of them even pipped internally. The membrane was soft and wet so I don't understand. I'm worried they shouldn't have been in so much fluid, is this normal?

Any ideas on why they died?

4th one

Ok, update. Mum abandoned the eggs. I opened them while they were still warm to see if there were any live chicks and there weren't :( The also stank like putrid death when I opened them. They were all fully formed and full size, but in a lot of brown or yellow thin liquid, membranes without...

just thought I would share some pics of mum and babies!!

the eggs were all set together at the same time and the hen was moved onto her separate nest before the eggs were set (whislt she was on dummies), so there weren't any late additions to the nest by accident. I set them all on 12 July.

I couldn't see anything moving or cheeping inside. They haven't pipped inside yet have they? Should I help them tomorrow or wait? I know I should wait but I'm anxious they might be dead already.

any ideas on these eggs?

I managed to get some bad shots of 2 of the eggs tonight. Didn't want to risk more. I got the hen to eat some mealworm this evening and I syringed about 15ml of water into the side of her beak which she lapped up. She isn't the tamest of hens, quite skittish in fact, yet she took this gladly...

I can't bear to give up on them yet in case there are babies that might still hatch. I had a complete failed hatch last time with a broody. She did everything right, so i don't know what went wrong. I didn't open the eggs, just took them and binned them at day 25. This is my last chance at...

I gave up rearing LF a couple of years ago as I can fit more banties into the same space!

they are all bantam breeds btw with the same bantam silkie father

How long do you think the mum should be allowed to neglect the hatchlings and herself? I'm going in there several times a day and getting them to drink and eat, so i think I am compensating for her not leaving the nest. Plus they are still living off internal yolk. The food and water is only...

Oh, different hens, that makes sense, thank you. Yes, the eggs are from various hens in my flock. I think the hatchlings are pure silkie and bantam cochin/silkie by the looks of them. I also have polish and bantam wyandotte hens. I will leave alone for tonight except for just candling. I...

omg I have just recalculated the days. Eggs went under broody hen on 12 July (1 she had sat on for half a day on 11 July but I removed it and put it with the clutch to set on 12 July). That makes today 1 August, day 20 doesn't it? So the 2 chicks hatched on day 18 and 19. So I shouldn't...

thank you! I was kicking myself and over thinking everything. I am tempted to start a pip or even open one of the 4 to see if it is alive and how ready it is, and then leave or help the others depending on what I find. Although it is day 21 now, since 2 hatched already and so long ago, I'm...

there is no peeping yet from any of the remaining eggs. It was hot and humid yesterday and I'm thinking that might have done them in. I think I also did something stupid. on day 18 I sprinkled a few drops of water around the nest to increase the humidity for hatching as it was a dry day. The...

I will try and get some candling pics tonight when it is dark. What is DIS?

Hi, I'm looking for advice. I've got a broody Silkie sitting on 6 eggs. All were set at the same time except 1 which she may have brooded for half a day extra before I put them all under her together. Anyway, one hatched two days ago, another hatched yesterday after pipping the day before. There...