Hatching eggs

Chixstix

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Jun 9, 2020
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Question? My hen been brooding and she hatched two cute healthy baby chicks so far and she is laying on the rest of her eggs it’s been more than a few days and I have not seen no other chicks hatching should I pull the eggs from her or continue letting her sit on them?
 
Id let them sit a few more days, usually if the eggs have gone bad the hen will knock them out of the nest. You could always go in at night and candle the eggs and see what their development looks like 🤟
 
Did they start at different times? As in, was your broody collecting additional eggs after she started brooding or were others laying in her nest?

If so, the hatch could end up staggered. Eggs set at the same time tend to hatch over a 3 day period. If it's been longer than that, you may have some which have become stuck and require assistance or dud eggs.

If your broody is human friendly, I'd pull the remaining eggs one at a time and candle them in a dark place to see if they're alive. - try to keep their orientation the same as in the nest if you can. At this stage they should all be at least internally pipped and active in there. They may vocally complain about being picked up.

If you see no movement, no internal pip, and they were all set together, then they're likely losses.
 

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