tomfromsc
Songster
I need some advise I have a broody hen setting and Sunday will be 21 days she set earlier this year and the hatch was unsuccessful and I think it was that the eggshells were so thick the chick could not pip I took the eggs from her at 25 days and opened them to see what had developed and the chick was fully formed ( very sad ) the only thing I can think of is the egg shell is to thick , everyone who has eaten these eggs has commented on that. What I want to know is there anything I can do to soften the egg shell just prior to pip time that will help the chick break out ...don't want the same thing to happen again...thanks