How cold is too cold for hen on eggs?

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Yay!

 

[Stockpilejoy]

We ended up with only 3 chicks. I finally candled the eggs late on day 23. Six of the eggs were not fertilized and had nothing in them (I was surprised by this because we bought eggs from a local hatchery nearby

None-the-less, I am happy that at least 3 made it - for my kids and for mama hen! It looks like we have two heritage Rhode Island red, and one white Plymouth rock. Tomorrow they'll go back out to their larger pen in the barn. The mama hen is a black orpington that we hatched in an incubator. Now that we have her, we haven't had to use our incubator the last two years! Her dedication always amazes me!
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Thanks for sharing. The little ones are adorable!

 

[PouleChick]

Awww congratulations! One of my girls went broody in our very warm early winter then it suddenly turned and she abandoned all the eggs over a couple of days - guessing she knew she couldn't keep them warm enough. Glad you had somewhere you could move her.

 

[chickens really]

That's awesome...Congrats ...

 

[aart]

Good Job!