Got 14 celadon eggs under diligent broody mama Janey—now it's Day 17, and I can hear the shells being chipped open beneath her. She's been so good! Candled at Day 9, a few empties but didn't pull them out (learned hard way that taking eggs can break the broody even if the rest of the clutch is viable
, had to "hot swap" hens to save the clutch).Here she is on break, note the poops
I want to take a peek under her SOOOOOO badly, but I know they'll hatch in their own time (if they hatch at all) and I'd hate to spook her off her nest at this stage. Held a couple eggs to my ear last night while she was dust bathing, heard the scrape of little beaks on shell. I'll post pics if anybody pops out!
