Help please!

[Lisa38]

So 1 of my hens has been sitting for a long period of time. She had a few mess ups switching boxes so I was worried she would quit sitting in the middle of an incubation period..... well it happened. She quit sitting this morning and I have an egg that is peeping! So I have it under a heat lamp with the 3 others.... but how do I maintain humidity?

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

Can u get an incubator ASAP?

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

Did your peeping egg hatch?

 

[Lisa38]

Can u get an incubator ASAP?

No it's too late for a store. It's still peeping. I've got the heat lamp on it. Do you know if I stick them back under the same hen for the night, and they hatch, will she take them?

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

No I wouldn't move it

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

No it's too late for a store. It's still peeping. I've got the heat lamp on it. Do you know if I stick them back under the same hen for the night, and they hatch, will she take them?

That's up 2 you....depending on how much your egg has peeped? Pic? If the other eggs are not peeping I would try slipping them back under her. She may take them. She may not, but you have a better chance at night when she is not moving "as much".

 

[Lisa38]

That's up 2 you....depending on how much your egg has peeped? Pic? If the other eggs are not peeping I would try slipping them back under her. She may take them. She may not, but you have a better chance at night when she is not moving "as much".

 

[Lisa38]

The other eggs are not peeping but they're close to hatching too. I think even if she sits on them all night she'll just leave them in the morning again

 

[Oob Child]

You can use a small cardboard box as a makeshift incubator and place a wet sponge or some water inside. Keep the temp up with the heat lamp.

 

[Lisa38]

You can use a small cardboard box as a makeshift incubator and place a wet sponge or some water inside. Keep the temp up with the heat lamp.