Help! I found a bunch of eggs a broody hen has kept.

[Fluffyflufffluff]

We just found a stash of eggs!
I dont know how old they are. They are all warm... I'm scared to take them away as they may be growing into babies...
How do I check if they are growing, without damaging them? Any advice is highly appreciated.

You can check them by light. so you can see inside of the eggs without damaging them. please handle it with care aswell. good luck.

 

[posky01]

Oh my goodness, what a fantastic.

There are a few amazing threads here on your situation..... 1) The one detail I found VERY cool.... Mark all the eggs as ~todays date in pencil. 2) there are also threads on impromptu incubator OR setup a dog crate as a temporary nursery so the hen can do her job -after all she "seems to want to do this."
3) get ready your food and water dispensers for babies......
4) prep a more stout dog crate for hen and chicks to be staged near/next to the flock so they are used to one-another as the hatching and rasing continues...... See threads on this as well....

(The treasure trove in here is phenominal)

Idea

There are a few amazing threads here on your situation..... 1) The one detail I found VERY cool.... Mark all the eggs as ~todays date in pencil. 2) there are also threads on impromptu incubator OR setup a dog crate as a temporary nursery so the hen can do her job -after all she "seems to want to do this."
3) get ready your food and water dispensers for babies......
4) prep a more stout dog crate for hen and chicks to be staged near/next to the flock so they are used to one-another as the hatching and rasing continues...... See threads on this as well....

(The treasure trove in here is phenominal)

Oh my goodness, what a fantastic idea! Using a dog crate and marking the eggs.
I'm such a chicken noob lol thank you so much.

 

[electrycmonk]

Oh my goodness, what a fantastic.

Idea

Oh my goodness, what a fantastic idea! Using a dog crate and marking the eggs.
I'm such a chicken noob lol thank you so much.

I'm just the messenger but, thank you. I did modify our dog crates till I could get the coop finished.....