Fertile eggs?

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

I removed my cockerel on Aug. 14th, I had a hen go broody at/about the same time. She is on a large clutch. I want to give her time but how long?

This is where she is at, hardest place on the planet to get to her or the eggs:

 

[NatJ]

I removed my cockerel on Aug. 14th, I had a hen go broody at/about the same time. She is on a large clutch. I want to give her time but how long?

This is where she is at, hardest place on the planet to get to her or the eggs:

Considering how hard she is to reach, I would just leave her until around the 3 week point. After that, I would spend a few minutes looking & listening for chicks each day, so you know if you need to put food and water handy for them.

But if you don't notice any chicks, I would probably leave her for a full 4 weeks, just in case she's sitting on some extra-slow eggs. By 4 weeks, any chicks that are going to hatch should have done so, and it seems reasonable to discard all eggs and break the hen's broodiness.

(If you can easily reach her, just candle the eggs anytime after 1 week, and discard any infertiles. If there are no viable ones, decide whether to give her more or break her broodiness or just let her keep sitting on an empty nest.)

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Considering how hard she is to reach, I would just leaver her until around the 3 week point. After that, I would spend a few minutes looking & listening for chicks each day, so you know if you need to put food and water handy for them.

But if you don't notice any chicks, I would probably leave her for a full 4 weeks, just in case she's sitting on some extra-slow eggs. By 4 weeks, any chicks that are going to hatch should have done so, and it seems reasonable to discard all eggs and break the hen's broodiness.

(If you can easily reach her, just candle the eggs anytime after 1 week, and discard any infertiles. If there are no viable ones, decide whether to give her more or break her broodiness or just let her keep sitting on an empty nest.)

I cannot thank you enough. I am going to give her until the 12th.

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Its hatching day! Someone has chosen today to start. We got an external pip! Wont be long now. Ill update you once we get a chick!

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Hey, is it normal to not hear chirps? I can hear the chick moving in the egg, but no chirps. I could just be wrong, and the chick will chirp in a few hours.

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

Hey, is it normal to not hear chirps? I can hear the chick moving in the egg, but no chirps. I could just be wrong, and the chick will chirp in a few hours.

Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't

Ah, Im used to them allways chirping. Thank you!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Following!

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Following!

Thank you! Hopefully we will have some cute chick pictures later tonight or tomorrow! You want to make a guess at the coloring, and gender? Just for fun?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Thank you! Hopefully we will have some cute chick pictures later tonight or tomorrow! You want to make a guess at the coloring, and gender? Just for fun?

I have no idea. I’m not good with genetics