Ella2025's Experiment Broody Hen Hatch-A-Long

[ella2025]

 

[ella2025]

Very unfortunate news today.

I Removed 5 (Basil) due to the blood ring we saw on Tuesday.

#1 (Ginger) is very badly cracked.

3 eggs left we are on day 11. Hopefully the rest survive 10 more days.

 

[ella2025]

Should I open Ginger?

 

[ella2025]

Last candling of Ginger and Basil
Basils air cell is ginormous and the blood ring is gone. No veins .

Here is ginger.

 

[GreenJay]

Last candling of Ginger and Basil
Basils air cell is ginormous and the blood ring is gone. No veins .
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Here is ginger.

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Yeah, that's beyond a crack, that's a big dent...
Sorry about Basil and Ginger
That's up to you if you want to open and check them out, it's quite possible Ginger never started development...

 

[WingItRanch]

Should I open Ginger?

I find it educational to open up eggs that have quit but others may find it disturbing if there's a partially formed chick. Completely up to you!

 

[ella2025]

I cracked open Ginger. SHES STILL ALIVE. I see the poor little chick and she moves when I touch her. But I know that she will probably die inside the egg if I let her keep growing because of that huge dent.
I'm really sad to see her still alive in there but it's okay. What should I do with her now? Compost?

 

[WingItRanch]

I cracked open Ginger. SHES STILL ALIVE. I see the poor little chick and she moves when I touch her. But I know that she will probably die inside the egg if I let her keep growing because of that huge dent.
I'm really sad to see her still alive in there but it's okay. What should I do with her now? Compost?

I'd quickly cull her so she doesn't suffer. You can compost if you're not worried about attracting critters. Or place everything in a tight ziplog bag and in the trash. I'm sorry you had to see that. That's tough. She wouldn't have made it with that large dent and crack but now you know the others are probably developing alright.

 

[GodLovesU]

I’m so sorry. My dad accidentally dropped an egg that had a day 18-19 chick in it. I was 10 years old and absolutely devastated.

 

[GreenJay]

I cracked open Ginger. SHES STILL ALIVE. I see the poor little chick and she moves when I touch her. But I know that she will probably die inside the egg if I let her keep growing because of that huge dent.
I'm really sad to see her still alive in there but it's okay. What should I do with her now? Compost?

oh I'm so sorry!!

@WingItRanch is right, she wouldn't have made it with the shell that badly damaged.