- Mar 30, 2011
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One of the 5 eggs that was under my broody bantam must have rolled out from under her this afternoon. When I went to check on her tonight I noticed it wasn't under her and picked it up. It was very cool. This is day 7 that she has been sitting on that egg. I tried candling it but it is a dark egg, and I can't tell whether there are signs of a chick in it or not.
In some posts I read that an egg can be uncovered up to 8 hours and still hatch if put back under the hen.
I'm wondering whether this is dependent upon the stage of the egg? Does anyone know? It would have been about 8 hours the egg had been uncovered, I'm guessing, when I discovered it.
I think when she got back on the nest after taking a break from brooding that she accidentally knocked it out from under her.
I suppose the weather would have something to do with whether or not the egg could still hatch, too? It was about 58 F here this afternoon.
In some posts I read that an egg can be uncovered up to 8 hours and still hatch if put back under the hen.
I'm wondering whether this is dependent upon the stage of the egg? Does anyone know? It would have been about 8 hours the egg had been uncovered, I'm guessing, when I discovered it.
I think when she got back on the nest after taking a break from brooding that she accidentally knocked it out from under her.
I suppose the weather would have something to do with whether or not the egg could still hatch, too? It was about 58 F here this afternoon.
