I did not have to candle them - - - got home yesterday and there was one LIVE chick hanging out with mom. She is still sitting on the last egg. I was hoping it would hatch today - - - but it hasn't happened.
The one chick is oh so cute -- - little chipmunk face. I hope she hatches out the...
Day 21 - - - hen accidently killed 1st chick.
Day 22 - - - hen killed 2nd chick and was very upset.
Day 23 - - - hen still sitting on last 2 eggs and NO HATCH, No Peep, Nada
Day 24 - - hen still sitting on last 2 eggs - - - What do I do ? ? ?
Are the last 2 eggs...
I don't have an incubator. . . .
What do you think about waiting until I hear it trying to break through and hooking up the heat lamp ? ? ? ?
The hen is still sitting on the unhatched eggs.
She went nuts after the last died. Screamed her head off until we remove the carcass.
So I have a hen who has spent 21 days sitting faithfully on her clutch of eggs.
PEeeep, Peeep, Peeeeep - do you hear them?
One chick breaks through the shell and we think hen accidently killed it because we distrubed her and she stepped on it.
Peeeep, Peeep, Peeeep - - do you hear the...