I posted a big long description in the hatch a long thread before realizing I put it in the wrong place so I will just be posting the pertinent information here.
I have a pen of 2 frizzled bantam cochin hens with a silkie rooster.
They all liked to sleep in a beat together.
I didnt think any of the hens were laying.
Yesterday I found my smallest hen brooding in the nest. I bribed her off the nest with a treat planning on throwing a couple eggs under her.
Imagine my surprised to are a doubled stacked nest full of eggs! She layed down again before I could count them and today not even treats would get her off.
Now I am wondering if any of the eggs are still good.
What is the quickest and safest way for me to determine if any .pf the eggs has a chance?
I considered just leaving them all since she is covering them all but I have other fertile eggs I want her to hatch if these are duds.
I have a pen of 2 frizzled bantam cochin hens with a silkie rooster.
They all liked to sleep in a beat together.
I didnt think any of the hens were laying.
Yesterday I found my smallest hen brooding in the nest. I bribed her off the nest with a treat planning on throwing a couple eggs under her.
Imagine my surprised to are a doubled stacked nest full of eggs! She layed down again before I could count them and today not even treats would get her off.
Now I am wondering if any of the eggs are still good.
What is the quickest and safest way for me to determine if any .pf the eggs has a chance?
I considered just leaving them all since she is covering them all but I have other fertile eggs I want her to hatch if these are duds.