Hens Ignoring their eggs?

[tiffanyh]

Im a little sad for the chicks to be, as they will definitely perish in the process. 21 days at a constant temp is a commitment a school age person can not commit to.

 

[Hopefully]

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Please no negative thoughts!!! They make me feel extremely low... you should transfer to my other topic in Incubation/Hatching Eggs... it's a lot more positive than this one!!!

Although, of course, we should consider all of the possibilities. But negative THOUGHTS really won't help anything... so please don't post them.

I know this is a huge responsibility, but I am not like other people my age. When I decide I want to do something, I dedicate myself to it 100%. Especially when it involves animals.

Now, I am extremely happy to hear that someone successfully hatched chicks with this method!!!

That made me smile. But why? My reason is this: I see two fertile eggs that are not being cared for. They are being completely ignored, abandoned. I can't see that, and would I rather put them in the pan for breakfast or try to mother them myself? That's why I came on this forum... I could really use everyone's help!

1) Yes, the eggs are fertile. I saw a post on here that said: "How to tell if eggs are fertile or infertile" and I had a lot of fun reading it.

2)Yes, my chickens are new layers.

My chickens are bantams. I read that bantams usually don't go broody... anyone know if that's true?

And just by curiosity, what WOULD happen if my eggs were not fertile? Would they begin to smell?
And please answer this: If everything is going successfully, how would the chicks be forming right now? Probably just cell division, huh?

Thanks everyone, let me know if you want more info.

 

[Katy]

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Please no negative thoughts!!! They make me feel extremely low... you should transfer to my other topic in Incubation/Hatching Eggs... it's a lot more positive than this one!!!

Although, of course, we should consider all of the possibilities. But negative THOUGHTS really won't help anything... so please don't post them.

I know this is a huge responsibility, but I am not like other people my age. When I decide I want to do something, I dedicate myself to it 100%. Especially when it involves animals.

Now, I am extremely happy to hear that someone successfully hatched chicks with this method!!!

That made me smile. But why? My reason is this: I see two fertile eggs that are not being cared for. They are being completely ignored, abandoned. I can't see that, and would I rather put them in the pan for breakfast or try to mother them myself? That's why I came on this forum... I could really use everyone's help!

1) Yes, the eggs are fertile. I saw a post on here that said: "How to tell if eggs are fertile or infertile" and I had a lot of fun reading it.

2)Yes, my chickens are new layers.

My chickens are bantams. I read that bantams usually don't go broody... anyone know if that's true?

And just by curiosity, what WOULD happen if my eggs were not fertile? Would they begin to smell?
And please answer this: If everything is going successfully, how would the chicks be forming right now? Probably just cell division, huh?

Thanks everyone, let me know if you want more info.

I don't think they're negative thoughts....more realistic than anything.

I don't think acting like this is going to have a good outcome is doing you any favors.

 

[Hopefully]

I like to think positive. I'm going to do my best for these eggs. My new motto is:
"If a Chicken can do it, so can I"
I know it sounds kind of lame, I randomly thought of it.

 

[Southernbelle]

You can check fertility during development by candling, definately look into that, so you can toss them if they don't develop or if they get a blood ring.

I would probably look into building an incubator before trying to hatch them on my body - there are some great, simple designs that you could throw together with common household items and you'd probably get much better results! Just something to toss out there...

Bantams are much more broody than standards. When I had Silkies they were broody ALL. THE. TIME. I had at least one, usually 3-4 broodies at a time, year round - drove me nuts.

 

[Hopefully]

Thanks for sending the great advice

For candling, I'm going to go in a room, turn out all the lights, and put a regular old flashlight to the eggs on the 5th day. Would that work or do I need a certain type of light? How often should I candle, and what should I expect to see?
Sorry I'm asking so many questions, I'm doing tons of research this very moment...

 

[Hopefully]

Found this site: http://shilala.homestead.com/candling.html
Seems accurate enough?

 

[Southernbelle]

That chart is excellent - you're looking for that spiderweb of veins. Sometimes you can see them as early as day 4. They should be very clear by day 7. If you still can't see them by day 10, I'd toss them. I use a flashlight in a dark room to candle with - it works great. Are the eggshells white? They're the easiest to see into.

Candling is something that you learn best by doing, if in doubt, wait a few days and see if anything has changed.

 

[Hopefully]

Thanks! One egg is white, the other is speckled. I'm happy I found a reliable site.

 

[cmom]

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Has anyone ever tried a heating pad?
I hope it works out for you... Good luck and have fun.
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