- Mar 9, 2009
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My broody hen sat on eggs for 22 days, and one out of 4 hatched. I assumed the other three were not viable, since they were actually a day older than the egg that hatched, and had quite large air sacs. I didn't want the remaining eggs to explode and contaminate the day old chick, so under the hen's wild protestations, I grabbed one of the eggs. It s a deep green bantam egg and hard to candle, but the egg sac shows up well. In the egg sac itself, I saw movement, a fluttering. But there was no peeping and no pipping. Now, 13 hrs later, the hen is still on those eggs, more possessively than ever, but I still only hear peeping of one chick.
Would I not hear peeping and chirping when it is in the air cell? Would I certainly not hear it by now? Would you actually see fluttering in the air cell, or was I hallucinating?
Thanks,
Laura
Would I not hear peeping and chirping when it is in the air cell? Would I certainly not hear it by now? Would you actually see fluttering in the air cell, or was I hallucinating?
Thanks,
Laura