Heavy Egg-Hasn't Hatched Yet!!

[Ilovefarming]

Howdy, everyone!!
So, I went to check on my broody hen this morning, and lo and behold!! PEEEP!! PEEP!! PEEP!! PEEP!! My chicks had hatched! There were four. Much to my disgust, I had to go to town, and when I came back, there were six. So, a few hours ago, Josefina got up to teach her kiddos how to drink and eat. And there were four heavy eggs under her. You would think that if there was not a chick in them, they would not be so heavy? Is it normal, should I throw them away, or wait until a few days to see if they will hatch?

Thanks.
Ilovefarming

 

[gander007]

Howdy, everyone!!
So, I went to check on my broody hen this morning, and lo and behold!! PEEEP!! PEEP!! PEEP!! PEEP!! My chicks had hatched! There were four. Much to my disgust, I had to go to town, and when I came back, there were six. So, a few hours ago, Josefina got up to teach her kiddos how to drink and eat. And there were four heavy eggs under her. You would think that if there was not a chick in them, they would not be so heavy? Is it normal, should I throw them away, or wait until a few days to see if they will hatch?

Thanks.
Ilovefarming

I would give them a few more days but if you have an incubator warm it up as mom might want to play with her new kiddos and might neglect to keep the egg's warm ...........

 

[Ilovefarming]

I would give them a few more days but if you have an incubator warm it up as mom might want to play with her new kiddos and might neglect to keep the egg's warm ...........

Thank you! Do you know how much a good incubator cost? Could you recommend a great brand? This is my first hatch, and I do not know much about this kinda stuff, still learnin'.

 

[Ilovefarming]

btw, I have 7 chicks now. I guess I miscounted them, and one crawled out from under her wings later! Yay!

 

[gander007]

btw, I have 7 chicky lous now. I guess I miscounted them, and one crawled out from under her wings later!

Your local farm store should have one on hand .....



This is an incubator I purchased in 1997 to replace my still air model that got damaged in a move ....





Inside I have a automatic egg turner total today would be around $ 110 I would imagine but for now all you would need is the incubator and that would be $ 54 ... USD but if you take care of it would last a long time ..........


This was made by G.Q.F. , a well established company in incubators .......