𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 2𝐤22 ~ Flo's Hatch-A-Long ~

[Wyorp Rock]

I think this was just a one time thing. Every other day, she had pooped a big, chunky poop, but not runny.

Thank you.

The dreaded broody poop!

 

[All4Eggz]

The dreaded broody poop!

I have never smelled anything SO bad in my life. Truly.

 

[Silkie Princess]

I have never smelled anything SO bad in my life. Truly.

I made the mistake of having a broody hen enclosure near my living room window

 

[electrycmonk]

She is not a bantam. She's a standard sized Silkie, the same size - if not bigger - as my OE.

She has food and water near her at all times, refilled every morning.

You started a thread? When are your eggs due? So eggciting!!

Wowsers, sorry for assuming your silkies are the same size as ours (and by default observation around here locally) the smaller silkies.

So here is the 1st go-round for hatching:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/silkies-tag-teaming-the-2-batches-of-eggs.1379282/

And the 2nd go round:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/broody-silkie-mixed-batch-round-two.1444049/

I have a couple other tangential threads off of these… that flopped.

 

[All4Eggz]

I had candled the eggs yesterday, on the one week mark, and found that all the eggs (with exception to one, I believe) have been showing signs of development. Sadly, the photos probably do not show it as well as I’d like, but here goes:

Egg 1

Egg 2:

Egg 3:

Egg 4:

Egg 5:

Egg 6:

Egg 7:

Egg 8:

I believe Egg 6 is the only one showing little to no signs of development.

Any thoughts on development/fertility?
@U_Stormcrow @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @azygous
TIA.

 

[All4Eggz]

Today, her poop was surprisingly small, but oh man did it reek.

Spoiler: poop photo

Not very watery at all, which is good.


And of course, my Banty had to sneak into the broody’s area and lay an egg in one of the feed bags.

I don’t know what her obsession with the feed bags is.


I also don’t know if I mentioned this already, but I figured put that she’s my younger, (approximately) 8 month old Silkie, and not my 2 year old Silkie.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I got nothing - more often than not, I can't see the inside of mine well, and rarely candle this early. So Imma plead ignorance. Also, I usually candle from the bottom, not the side. Unsure if that makes a difference?

 

[All4Eggz]

I got nothing - more often than not, I can't see the inside of mine well, and rarely candle this early. So Imma plead ignorance. Also, I usually candle from the bottom, not the side. Unsure if that makes a difference?

Most of the eggs under the broody are medium and small bantam eggs.. the bottom of the egg is smaller than the head of the flashlight, so I find it much easier to see inside the egg when there is no light going around the egg, but rather directly into and through the egg.

I will likely candle in about a week, maybe a few days before.

ETA:
I think Egg 7 is the best example of a developing egg.. you can see the embryo and veins:

Photo quality plays a big roll in determining if eggs are developing, so I apologize for the poor quality.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Well....I'm not very good at candling, so don't do much of it! I use this Gal's website and go by her photos and videos

 

[All4Eggz]

Well....I'm not very good at candling, so don't do much of it! I use this Gal's website and go by her photos and videos

Link please?