I had a hatch last week, and she was doing great! She is now off to her new home already. During that time I had 3 other eggs under mama to hatch, when 2 were done in by an egg eater!!! I had one left with no visual damage to the shell.
I took mama, baby and egg inside where she could be left in peace to hatch the last one.
Well the last one still hasn't hatched... but here's the kicker... it was the mysterious stolen egg!!! Only 3 under the mama were the originals I LET her have.... more then a week into her setting I noticed an extra unmarked egg. So I let her have it because I didn't know how long it was there. It went under her sometime between the 8th of Feb and even the 14th of feb.
I've candled it, and it is very dark inside. I can see a bit of the egg's yolk near where the chick is... and the airsac doesn't look huge at all. It seems the right size. I just don't see ANY movement, but I've only candled it once yesterday.
Does it have a chance at hatching or should I just give up? This round is our first round of hatching their own eggs and it hasn't gone well. I know one of my other chickens is getting ready to go broody again.... and I'd like to try again to have some ready for March. The one I want eggs from the most is the one sitting on that last egg in my bathroom!!!
Anyways to tell if its still alive and willing to try to fight its way out? That egg has been through some serious trauma!??!
I took mama, baby and egg inside where she could be left in peace to hatch the last one.
Well the last one still hasn't hatched... but here's the kicker... it was the mysterious stolen egg!!! Only 3 under the mama were the originals I LET her have.... more then a week into her setting I noticed an extra unmarked egg. So I let her have it because I didn't know how long it was there. It went under her sometime between the 8th of Feb and even the 14th of feb.
I've candled it, and it is very dark inside. I can see a bit of the egg's yolk near where the chick is... and the airsac doesn't look huge at all. It seems the right size. I just don't see ANY movement, but I've only candled it once yesterday.
Does it have a chance at hatching or should I just give up? This round is our first round of hatching their own eggs and it hasn't gone well. I know one of my other chickens is getting ready to go broody again.... and I'd like to try again to have some ready for March. The one I want eggs from the most is the one sitting on that last egg in my bathroom!!!
Anyways to tell if its still alive and willing to try to fight its way out? That egg has been through some serious trauma!??!
