Broody hatching help

[The Golden Egg5]

I had my 6mo pullet go broody a couple weeks ago. After a little while of sitting constantly, I gave her a clutch of 5. The next day she decided to give up. I don't know how much she sat on the through the day, but that night a different one of my girls went broody and she is looking like she is going to stay that way. I put the same eggs under the new broody the night that the first one gave up. Should I expect all the embryos to be dead? Should I go ahead and give my new broody new eggs to hatch? Should I wait until day 7 and candle them? Thank you for the help.

 

[Poultrybreeder]

I would give them a chance. As long as it was the same night the other hen went broody, I would guess the embryos are still viable

 

[The Golden Egg5]

I would give them a chance. As long as it was the same night the other hen went broody, I would guess the embryos are still viable

Ok! Thank you! Even though they are only on day 3, I did a quick candle on the lightest one and I saw a little dark dot. Idk if that is the embryo, but I'm assuming it is because it wasn't there when I candled before incubation. I hope they lived through! I can't wait for some chicks.

 

[Poultrybreeder]

That's how I get every year when I breed my chickens

 

[The Golden Egg5]

That's how I get every year when I breed my chickens

It is so nerve wracking! This is my first year having chickens and my first time incubating any. There is so much to learn about them! I am super excited about what they will look like because they are all going to be mixed breeds.

 

[Poultrybreeder]

I'm trying my luck at shipped eggs this fall. Just ordered 5 Buff Ameraucana eggs, so excited!

 

[Poultrybreeder]

It is so nerve wracking! This is my first year having chickens and my first time incubating any. There is so much to learn about them! I am super excited about what they will look like because they are all going to be mixed breeds.

Cool, is that a D'uccle or D'anver in your avatar?

 

[The Golden Egg5]

Cool, is that a D'uccle or D'anver in your avatar?

D'uccle. I have 1 male and 1 female of that breed. Sweet birds!

 

[Poultrybreeder]

I knew it was one of the two, just couldn't tell since the legs aren't visible. I have been thinking about getting some D'uccles myself. I am looking at the Black Mottled ones

 

[Cluckingham01]

What's the colouring called I have a rooster duccle that looks exactly like that