I just candled 3 of the 12 and they look okay!! I'll candle again in a few days to make sure they are developing but I feel much better now than I did before.
I love dogs as well and although I was very upset, I didn't blame them. They didn't know any better and they both dropped the hen they...
Thanks for your reply. I will candle them tonight to see what I can see. I've never hatched before but Ellen has been broody all spring and my son and I are very eggscited to hear the peep of baby chicks again. We don't have a rooster (yet, lol), but last year we gave her dummy eggs and swapped...
I am worried about a similar situation. On Tuesday I gave my broody some fertile eggs to hatch. When I got home from work today I found her outside her house with the door knocked shut, (so she couldn't get back in). She raced in immediately when I opened the door and covered them up but I slid...