Christmas hatch

[16 and me]

I apparently have a serial broody. Last brood of chicks hatched end of August, and now Isabel the Blue Copper Maran is sitting on eggs again.

I'm in PNW where it is cool/cold & damp for the next 3-4 months. I have never had a winter hatch.

We'll see how Miss Isabel makes out.

 

[GodLovesU]

How many eggs?

 

[16 and me]

How many eggs?

Well she had 4 under her, but she got bumped out of her nest today and now has 3 fakes under her. I'll give her 4 or 5 real eggs in a day or so, after I transfer her to a small dog carrier so she can sit in peace. She spreads herself out quite well in the nest box, so she could probably fit a dozen under her easily, but I can't accomodate that many!

 

[lowschickens]

keep us updated! i have a silkie sitting on 3 eggs currently. its day 19 for 2 of the eggs and day 13 for 1 of the eggs. the day 19 eggs weren’t completely under her yesterday when i went to check and were ice cold im unsure if they’ll hatch now and worried what will happen if only one makes it.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

keep us updated! i have a silkie sitting on 3 eggs currently. its day 19 for 2 of the eggs and day 13 for 1 of the eggs. the day 19 eggs weren’t completely under her yesterday when i went to check and were ice cold im unsure if they’ll hatch now and worried what will happen if only one makes it.

I hope they hatch! Good luck!

 

[16 and me]

keep us updated! i have a silkie sitting on 3 eggs currently. its day 19 for 2 of the eggs and day 13 for 1 of the eggs. the day 19 eggs weren’t completely under her yesterday when i went to check and were ice cold im unsure if they’ll hatch now and worried what will happen if only one makes it.

That's what I worry about. Keep me posted on your hatch. I hope all three make it!

 

[lowschickens]

so far only one has hatched, i assisted one of the others and its still halfway in the egg per the article but im nervous it won’t make it. the final egg still has like 2-3 more days until day 21 so that one is still developing and moving in the egg like crazy

 

[16 and me]

Just popped in for the first time in a while. How did you make out @lowschickens ?
Did the other 2 make it?
I started mine almost a week later than planned, so I'm only on Day 14 today. I decided to give Isabel 6 eggs because I worried about a poor hatch rate. (Watch all 6 hatch) Miss Isabel only gets off the eggs once in the morning and she's a fury of feathers. She eats and drinks and runs around like a spaz and is back on those eggs in 5 minutes. Hatch day s/b the 29th.

 

[16 and me]

Day 20 and at least one little one has hatched!

 

[Slothinc]

How sweet! I hope they all hatch!!