Courtburr
Chirping
- Oct 25, 2018
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It's day 23 and two eggs have yet to hatch. Oddly enough, one hatched at 17.5 days and three on day 21. Those chicks are getting boisterous and she's getting side-tracked with them and feel she's wanting to leave the brooder all together. I have a webcam on them that I check frequently and have noticed on several occasions today that one egg has been pushed out the back or she has even gotten up a few times and moved to an entirely different place in the brooder! I'm fretting because the two remaining are tolbunt polish and only one of the 3 eggs I got of them has hatched. I so want these other two to hatch and it's driving me crazy that she won't stay put. I had withheld candling or anything since purchasing the eggs, but today I broke down and did the float test on them in case she knew better and they're no good. The float test revealed both are low floaters, so likely are still be good. I do believe I noticed one move in the water, but didn't want to leave them in the water too long as she did poop in the nest a few days back and while I tried cleaning it out of the box, there was a bit that got on the eggs.
Please help me decide what to do. Do I take the chicks away from her for a few days? Is there risk she'll reject them if these eggs still don't hatch after a few more days and I try giving them back? I'm really at a loss as this is my first broody hen.
Please help me decide what to do. Do I take the chicks away from her for a few days? Is there risk she'll reject them if these eggs still don't hatch after a few more days and I try giving them back? I'm really at a loss as this is my first broody hen.