12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[StackedSfarms]

I have 9 egg in the incubator and today is day 20. My neighbors (including me) had a power outage today for 3+ hours. So, I covered my incubator with several blankets. Also, I boiled some water on a gas stove, poured the water in two jars and put them in the incubator. I left a small portion open for air ventilation. My question is - Will the eggs survive? @MGG @JaeG @BullChick @WVduckchick @CluckNDoodle @ronott1 and everyone else.

I had 32 marans eggs incubating in February. Then the freak snow storm hit Texas. Around day 14. We were out of power for 36 hours, the temps in the house were in the 30s, I just threw a blanket over them in hopes it would come back on sooner than it did. From time to time my fat dog would lay on top of the blanket but other than that i didn't know what else to do, we lost water at the same time too so no hot water bottles :/. I had 14 eggs that still had life in them & made it to lock down. Of those 14, 11 hatched. The incubator showed 2 days behind on its count down when the power actually came back on, sure enough hatch day was right on time with the incubator, 2 days behind. I think if we were to have another power outage while incubating I'd just add the same amount of hours (maybe 1 or to more) to the hatch time.

 

[StackedSfarms]

My broody girl quit yesterday :/. She was in the coop when I fed in the morning & then all day after, about 6pm I went to find her nest & all the eggs were eaten, looked like a chicken did it too :/ yall I think she ate her eggs! There were 2 whole ones left i stole & candled, one had a peck mark on it. Neither of them had any development. I'm thinking maybe her eggs weren't fertile & she gave up? Anyone have a momma eat their own eggs?

 

[BullChick]

My broody girl quit yesterday :/. She was in the coop when I fed in the morning & then all day after, about 6pm I went to find her nest & all the eggs were eaten, looked like a chicken did it too :/ yall I think she ate her eggs! There were 2 whole ones left i stole & candled, one had a peck mark on it. Neither of them had any development. I'm thinking maybe her eggs weren't fertile & she gave up? Anyone have a momma eat their own eggs?

Yes, it’s what they do when they’re not going to make it.

 

[589205]

My broody girl quit yesterday :/. She was in the coop when I fed in the morning & then all day after, about 6pm I went to find her nest & all the eggs were eaten, looked like a chicken did it too :/ yall I think she ate her eggs! There were 2 whole ones left i stole & candled, one had a peck mark on it. Neither of them had any development. I'm thinking maybe her eggs weren't fertile & she gave up? Anyone have a momma eat their own eggs?

Shoot it sounds like she got hungry and decided to call it quits. I personally would cull any raw egg eating chook to prevent the bad habit from catching on.

 

[BullChick]

Shoot it sounds like she got hungry and decided to call it quits. I personally would cull any raw egg eating chook to prevent the bad habit from catching on.

No, no, dear. This time it’s nature. If another hen were eating eggs, you first need to make sure you’re giving them enough of the right feed.

 

[589205]

No, no, dear. This time it’s nature. If another hen were eating eggs, you first need to make sure you’re giving them enough of the right feed.

Sorry, I should have been a bit more specific about that...yes, first eliminate feed being an issue and if it continues happening then culling the culprit is best option.

 

[casportpony]

Sit tight, gotta lock the thread for a few minutes so I can run the who replied program.

 

[casportpony]

Unlocked!

 

[BullChick]

 

[BullChick]

I almost DIIIIIIIED!