Broody Hen and incubating eggs

[PtitePouleRouge]

Thank you so much. My eggs are set to hatch on the 11th. A friend of mine is taking 8 of the 12. I am keeping 4. I plan to put the 4 under her soon after. Should I wait a day or two or should I put them under her the night they hatch and are dried right from the incubator?

Well, I don't have an incubator so when I did this the chicks had come through the mail and had to be a day or two old. But I don't think there would be anything to gain from waiting, a broody is nature's most ideal incubator after all!

 

[Rainbows Chicks]

I'm a "New Egg" too, so don't take my advice without some 'back-up' from someone with more experience....but I'm fairly certain that you should put them under sooner than later, as it will increase the chances of her "accepting" them.... Good luck!!