Broody hen left nest on day 22

[WVduckchick]

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

Anything happening now?

 

[Flynn’s farm]

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Anything happening now?

Just waiting.....

 

[Flynn’s farm]

One hatched today!

 

[chuckachucka]

 

[WVduckchick]

Did any more hatch?

 

[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

 

[aart]

So one egg left and when I cracked it at the air cell, it frickin peeped at me!!!! I was mortified!

OMGosh!!!
I picked up an egg I thought was dead and it wiggled, I almost dropped it!

 

[WVduckchick]

View attachment 1575951 View attachment 1575949 This is the one I helped

congrats! Nice save!!

 

[TheLittleFarm18]

so glad it worked out for you! I would of been a reck also . Super cute chick btw