Eggs of Bantam Hen

[Lynn Woehrle]

We have lost three Bantam hens to a hawk. I thought we had just lost number four. We were watering and found her in the garden with nine eggs. She loves her rooster, so we put them in a safe pen. She won't get back on the eggs and they are cold. If she gets back on will they hatch?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Its hard to say. Do you have an incubator to put them in, just in case?

 

[Lynn Woehrle]

No I don't and I checked and she is not in the box with the eggs. It's been hours since she was on them---is there any hope?

 

[FowlWitch]

No I don't and I checked and she is not in the box with the eggs. It's been hours since she was on them---is there any hope?

have you candled them yet? See if they're far along or if they're even fertile. I'd put them in a box with a hot water bottle if they have embryos and then try to go get an incubator today if you want to hatch them.

 

[Lynn Woehrle]

Thanks for the info. They are in a box with a hot water bottle now. We will candle the eggs tomorrow

 

[ariri30]

Thanks for the info. They are in a box with a hot water bottle now. We will candle the eggs tomorrow

Good luck!

 

[aart]

She won't get back on the eggs and they are cold. If she gets back on will they hatch?

Do you know how long she has been setting on them?
If she's really broody she will get back on them.
Give her a few days in the pen.

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[chickens really]

Does she know the eggs are in the Coop part? Can you lock her inside for a few hours to see if she sets?