Anyone going to have eggs hatch in novemeber?

[kizanne]

It looks like butterscotch's never started. Maybe they weren't fertile or she didn't sit well. The broody thread might know more about that.

 

[TherryChicken]

It looks like butterscotch's never started. Maybe they weren't fertile or she didn't sit well. The broody thread might know more about that.

From the above eggs it looks like she just wasn't ferile yet. Try giving her another time or two and if it still happens then it's very possible she isn't sitting properly, but it looks more of infertility. Good luck

 

[dolly85]

I agree with the above two posts. If she had sat on them for any amount of time there should have been SOME development. Since there was not and those don't look fertile I would bet she just didn't have fertile eggs (except the 1) to set on. If she goes broody again I'd let her try another round with some fertile eggs.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

i would make sure she gets a good week or two with the rooster before letting her set. OR put eggs from other hens under her when she goes broody. Like if you notice your rooster has a favorite hen try to get her eggs under the broody hen.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

My new eggs are due to show up today. I cleaned my incubator have it going. Egg turner in it. Over today I'm going to make sure the temp is correct and at a steady temp and good humidity. because the eggs need to rest til tomorrow.

 

[TMNfarm]

There was definite veining in all of her eggs early on when I first candled them, so I don't think it was a fertility issue. You can't see it in the picture, but there were small embryos (less than 1 cm) in most of those eggs. I put eggs under Prim one day, and 2 days later gave B eggs from the same flock (I only have one little flock of 12). All of Prim's hatched, and only one of B's, so I'm thinking B just didn't do her job very well... She's young yet, only 7 months old (same age as Prim), so maybe I'll give her another shot later, but I won't count on them hatching, so any that do will be a bonus... I guess I learned what the saying "Don't count your chikens before they hatch" really means!

 

[TMNfarm]

Here's the new little one!

 

[TherryChicken]

i would make sure she gets a good week or two with the rooster before letting her set. OR put eggs from other hens under her when she goes broody. Like if you notice your rooster has a favorite hen try to get her eggs under the broody hen.

I just got mine in today, sadly one was broken, but the others seem ok. I will be getting the others on sunday wooooo....

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Well it's the first of December here so looks like I'm moving on, bye guys hopefully see you in the December hatching threads.

 

[TherryChicken]

Dido, I have a december thread, going to keep updates on there. Nice hatching!!