How many is she sitting on? I've had 2 broodies in the past. I even had one start, then decided...nah, don't wanna anymore! Lol! It's easy to get all worked up in anticipation. I also have some pure Cuckoo Marans eggs incubating with the mutts. Saturday can't come soon enough! Good luck with your broody hatch!
BTW, some chicken breeds hatch later. 25 days is the norm for Marans.
i meant to post this the other day: Here are a couple pics of my silkie x ??? rooster (i think leghorn)
Notice the straight comb, but it is flopped over. and the large wattles.
She has 6 eggs. I did not know the breeds can hatch at different rates. Thank you for telling me that. They will be Araucana/Wyandotte mutts. I will maybe let her go until next week some time before checking into what is going on then. It is her and my first time, she has been very dedicated and I really do not want to get her all upset by checking her eggs. I am also concerned I would accidentally drop one or something and bust open an egg with the baby chick inside. That would be AWFUL! So I am trying not to mess them. It is REALLY difficult to stay out of the coop and leave it alone!
Yeah, I know its tough to keep hands out! I so enjoy candling them to see the life moving inside! In any case, my research turned up nothing about late hatching with either of the breeds you mentioned. Perhaps the eggs got a bit chilled at some point. Don't worry, if that's the case, they just need more time.
