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Oh, i got home this evening and realized too late that my 10yr old sister didn't understand what was happening, and she threw out a hatching egg outside in the rain.... so after a lot of crying we carefully removed the 3 soon to be hatching eggs from under broody and placed in incubator. Two are starting to crack the shell. The last one I candle and saw lots of movement! No more progress tonight on two eggs that are ?piping? But sure are vocal little things.
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Sadly I have to work today. The two that piped haven't made any new progress, nor do they seem to active. I'm trying not to worry, and keep reminding myself that sometimes this takes time, and I shouldn't interfere.
When I started on this little adventure I told myself not to get my hopes up, but of course they got built up built up with each candeling. Now I really hope that when I come tonight I will see some little fuzzy chicks.
 
cheekiechickie said:
Sadly I have to work today. The two that piped haven't made any new progress, nor do they seem to active. I'm trying not to worry, and keep reminding myself that sometimes this takes time, and I shouldn't interfere.
When I started on this little adventure I told myself not to get my hopes up, but of course they got built up built up with each candeling. Now I really hope that when I come tonight I will see some little fuzzy chicks.
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Please let us know what happens.
 
No chicks. The two I was worried about, I did loose. The third egg has not pipped yet, so I did open the incubator. I don't know what causes the loss of the first two. Although my humidity gauge seemed to be ready low. When I opened the lid it was definitely more humid in there than 65%...but I don't know if that caused the issue as the third egg I candled and saw plenty of motion. Now question.... broody has been sitting on other eggs so we could move chicks back in with her to see how she would do... She has been great with eggs and I don't believe she was the egg eater. So do I put the last egg back under her or keep in the incubator? I haven't had luck by interfering,and she seems to be getting them to pip...
 
cheekiechickie said:
Okay, I'm on my third "batch" of chickens, and I've always gotten chickens from the supply store... but my new jersey giant went broody with fertile eggs from her and a few other hens, so I thought I'd try to get my chickens the old fashion way. I already have a bachelor party, so I'm not worried about what will hatch... but if they will batch.
The 4 eggs left (a few eggs casualties) are 14 to 18 days I believe. One of the casualties was from today, and it was a dead fluffy chick that appeared with no sign of an egg shell anywhere in the coop... and broody cowering in an opposite corner.
Until now broody and eggs were left housed in flock coop, as broody would allow rest of hens to lay eggs in her nest so she could run out for feed and water. Of course now she is inside in dog kennel while I work on an incubator... just incase... I can't be sure what, or who caused chick to die, or if it hatched to was nearly eaten by egg eater hen... so I'm not 100% that I want to separate eggs from broody, but I want to be prepared.
I thought this could be fun, but now my anxiety is through the roof. What was I thinking?!
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You were thinking that you wanted to increase your flock and had good instincts too allow broody to do the work. Accidents do happen in this natural setting, unfortunately. Good call on moving her and eggs to a safer location! Only a few more days and all the anxiety will fade away when you cuddle your new chicks! Your anxiety and worry shows that you care about your flock, that's commendable. Full confidence that you will get through this with new fluffy, chirping, wonderful babies. ♥️
 
cheekiechickie said:
No chicks. The two I was worried about, I did loose. The third egg has not pipped yet, so I did open the incubator. I don't know what causes the loss of the first two. Although my humidity gauge seemed to be ready low. When I opened the lid it was definitely more humid in there than 65%...but I don't know if that caused the issue as the third egg I candled and saw plenty of motion. Now question.... broody has been sitting on other eggs so we could move chicks back in with her to see how she would do... She has been great with eggs and I don't believe she was the egg eater. So do I put the last egg back under her or keep in the incubator? I haven't had luck by interfering,and she seems to be getting them to pip...
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Are there any eggs left under her now?
 
If you aren't sure about how well your incubator is working, I would put the egg back under her and hope. Now that she is in a quiet spot, she may well be able to hatch everything out.

Good luck. :fl Whether using a broody hen or an incubator, hatching can be stressful, and you never know what is going to happen.
 

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