Hatching eggs

[pammurphy132]

So today is day 21 so wish me luck! I have 3 chics from the incubator and they are doung fine. Half way innto the incubator thing i had a chicken go broody. My silkie is sitting on 3 of her own eggs and 4 larger eggs. One of my reds sits in the box with the silkie! Turns out she was laying eggs & the silkie was pulling the under her! Hopefully i get a few this week!

 

[MGG]

So today is day 21 so wish me luck! I have 3 chics from the incubator and they are doung fine. Half way innto the incubator thing i had a chicken go broody. My silkie is sitting on 3 of her own eggs and 4 larger eggs. One of my reds sits in the box with the silkie! Turns out she was laying eggs & the silkie was pulling the under her! Hopefully i get a few this week!

Good luck! I would mark the eggs under your silkie so you can remove any new ones laid by the other hen. You're going to have a staggered hatch, the hen won't keep sitting on the younger eggs. Once her eggs hatch she'll leave the others. You'll have to put them in your incubator.