I feel AWFUL!

[EmAbTo48]

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I'm sorry for your loss of the two chicks.
Just curious, after you opened the first one, how did you manage to open the second one? I think I would have been looking really closely after cracking open that first chick.

Also, are you sure the other two are still viable? It was 24 hours between your husband pulling the eggs and you cracking open the two. Where were they stored in between? I'm not sure they would still be good after a cool down that long.

Deb

Oh and I am just assuming the remaining 2 are fertile, I guess I wont know until the time comes. I was just trying to get my silkie to end her brooding and even if they don't hatch I am hoping it will get her to still stop.

 

[suzeqf]

Been there too I thought a egg was dead no movement and there was what i thought a blood ring after i candled it so i startedto perform an eggtopsy and I found a teeny tiny chick with feathers it took one breath and died. When I have a hen go broody and if she's in a "public" area I move her to what my daughter calls their apartment which is a huge metal dog crate with plastic hardware cloth and a heat lamp on top this way she and her nest are safe. When the chicks hatch they are safe and the hen can see everyone and everyone can see her and the chicks. This set up works great especially when the hen gets stir crazy and is ready to have a little me time I let her out and the chicks are safe inside and when the chicks are about 4 weeks old I open the door and let them investigate under supervision and at 6 weeks old I leave the door open during the day and put them up at night and I've had no pecking or anything from my older hens and roo's and now Grayson is 3 months old and is a regular part of the flock

 

[EmAbTo48]

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Thanks, I am took everyone's advice, I was able to borrow a dog crate from my in-laws, put bedding down (will have to clean it out more, but that's fine) and put her in a nesting box with her eggs inside the coop and locked her up. She is able to get out of the box and have room to move around with food and water! Seems to be going over well so far! Now if they do hatch I won't be freaked out when I find chicks lol! I will have to rig up a heat lamp but I have time to do that

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[steponme1104]

One of our silkie hens goes broody quite often. She just hatched her 3rd set in a year. We have given her eggs every time. The first time the eggs didn't hatch, not sure why. We bought 2 1 day old chicks and placed them under her and she took them as her own. The other two times she has hatched them at day 18 and 19. Which we think the hatch early because she doesn't leave her nest and we live in AZ so it's warmer here. We've enclosed a broody pen inside the coop so that she doesn't feel lonely and she can still see her friends but they don't pester her. I hope this helps!

 

[Marcymom3]

Your husband must feel as bad as you do! Sorry to hear this happened to you guys. Sending good thoughts that the other two hatch for her.

M

 

[suzeqf]

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Thanks, I am took everyone's advice, I was able to borrow a dog crate from my in-laws, put bedding down (will have to clean it out more, but that's fine) and put her in a nesting box with her eggs inside the coop and locked her up. She is able to get out of the box and have room to move around with food and water! Seems to be going over well so far! Now if they do hatch I won't be freaked out when I find chicks lol! I will have to rig up a heat lamp but I have time to do that

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I used a a cat litter box scoop to clean their kennel and it worked like a charm after a few days she would go in the same spot so it made clean up much easier