Broody hen left nest on day 22

[Flynn’s farm]

I had a broody sitting on 8 eggs. Wednesday, I saw a crack in one of the shells and the egg was moving all over. When I got home from work, expecting a chick, I saw nothing!!!! No chick, no shell, nothing! I’m not sure, but I believe it’s one of my buff’s. Anyway, yesterday, I came home and mama was off her nest and there were only 6 eggs left, a bit of goo, and some small pieces of shell. So I scooped the remaining 6 up and put under a heat lamp until I could get and incubator, which was this afternoon. Is all hope lost? I see no signs of hatching

 

[Flynn’s farm]

One is moving!!!!! I’m so excited! I hope it turns out well

 

[drumstick diva]

wonder if broody ate them

 

[Flynn’s farm]

One hatched today!

 

[WVduckchick]

When you candled them, they all look dark? Was the air cell regular shaped, or drawn down any?
Also smell the eggs. If they are bad, your nose will tell you.

 

[Flynn’s farm]

Did any more hatch?

So Sunday was day 31, and I was like.... yeah they’re done. So I took them out one by one to find out why they didn’t hatch. The first three stopped developing and died a while ago. One from my olive egger attempted to hatch, but that shell was hard as heck to crack, even for me, and it died before it could pip. So one egg left and when I cracked it at the air cell, it frickin peeped at me!!!! I was mortified! I know you’re not supposed to assist, and I may have ruined it’s chances! So I wet the membrane and put back in the incubator. But I couldn’t stop thinking that I probably killed it,and if I help and it dies, well at least I helped! So I assisted... it had already pipped internally, scant amount of blood and I quickly placed it back in the incubator. It was super weak and I checked on it constantly. I told my husband it was probably gonna die. Well yesterday I woke up, and it’s fluffy, it’s walking, and now it’s eating and drinking!! I’m so happy I didn’t inadvertently kill it, but I never wanna have to do that again! I was a wreck!!

 

[Flynn’s farm]

This is the one I helped

 

[hillbilly91]

I had a broody sitting on 8 eggs. Wednesday, I saw a crack in one of the shells and the egg was moving all over. When I got home from work, expecting a chick, I saw nothing!!!! No chick, no shell, nothing! I’m not sure, but I believe it’s one of my buff’s. Anyway, yesterday, I came home and mama was off her nest and there were only 6 eggs left, a bit of goo, and some small pieces of shell. So I scooped the remaining 6 up and put under a heat lamp until I could get and incubator, which was this afternoon. Is all hope lost? I see no signs of hatching

Candle the eggs and look for veins

 

[Flynn’s farm]

When you candled them, they all look dark? Was the air cell regular shaped, or drawn down any?
Also smell the eggs. If they are bad, your nose will tell you.

No odor, and cell looked normal. I’m keeping my fingers crossed

 

[chuckachucka]