ChaseAndDreamer
In the Brooder
- May 25, 2016
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So here is the story
We have been hoping our brooding hen would give us some chicks, she tried sitting on one nest and at some point she quit I don't know because I didn't look trying not to desturp her, but she was sitting on a second nest. So we where just waiting for her to bring out the chicks.
My sister went to give the chickens some grits last night from that morning we forgot to take out. She heard something in the hen house and the chickens where throwing fits and screaming. She then came in and told mom, she told my older brother (16) (dad wasnt home yet) to get a weapon and a light and go check it out.(a weapon just in case it was a fox or raccoon).
He went in after scanning the area and there where eggs on the ground.He carefully opened it,backed up and took a look inside. There was a BIG snake, 5 1/2 feet long eating away the eggs that we weren't getting so the hen would keep brooding. The hen stayed between her eggs and the snake while the other chickens went up on the roost watching.
My brother removed the snake and my mom told me to go and get all the eggs that where left. I went to go get them and she was still sitting on her nest, so I went and told her. She said to get the other eggs and put them in a homemade incubator, I told her that the light broke (which may or may not be my fault) and she found another one. This light was made to not give off heat so I had to get the heat lamp, but that would get to hot fast. So I threw something together in and old fishtank and put the light and a small fan on low (to lower the humidity that was at 90) and put the eggs in there because my mom said it couldn't wait.
When they first went in it was 70 degrees and humidity was at 90%.
I checked 20 minitems later and it was at 90 degrees and humidity was 58%.
And I haven't checked this morning
Do you think they might hatch if they are still alive? I could candle them and see as long as I know how to tell.
Thank you
ChaseAndDreamer
P.s one egg I got was because it she'll was all off but the bottom and the clear like thing that raps around them in the egg was torn and the chick was dead.(it smelled awful) It was actually twin chick's and they where fully feather and ready to hatch in another day or so.
Update one 8:35 temp 99 humidity 37 (I put a glass of water in it)
Update two 10:20 temp 97 humidity 40
We have been hoping our brooding hen would give us some chicks, she tried sitting on one nest and at some point she quit I don't know because I didn't look trying not to desturp her, but she was sitting on a second nest. So we where just waiting for her to bring out the chicks.
My sister went to give the chickens some grits last night from that morning we forgot to take out. She heard something in the hen house and the chickens where throwing fits and screaming. She then came in and told mom, she told my older brother (16) (dad wasnt home yet) to get a weapon and a light and go check it out.(a weapon just in case it was a fox or raccoon).
He went in after scanning the area and there where eggs on the ground.He carefully opened it,backed up and took a look inside. There was a BIG snake, 5 1/2 feet long eating away the eggs that we weren't getting so the hen would keep brooding. The hen stayed between her eggs and the snake while the other chickens went up on the roost watching.
My brother removed the snake and my mom told me to go and get all the eggs that where left. I went to go get them and she was still sitting on her nest, so I went and told her. She said to get the other eggs and put them in a homemade incubator, I told her that the light broke (which may or may not be my fault) and she found another one. This light was made to not give off heat so I had to get the heat lamp, but that would get to hot fast. So I threw something together in and old fishtank and put the light and a small fan on low (to lower the humidity that was at 90) and put the eggs in there because my mom said it couldn't wait.
When they first went in it was 70 degrees and humidity was at 90%.
I checked 20 minitems later and it was at 90 degrees and humidity was 58%.
And I haven't checked this morning
Do you think they might hatch if they are still alive? I could candle them and see as long as I know how to tell.
Thank you
ChaseAndDreamer
P.s one egg I got was because it she'll was all off but the bottom and the clear like thing that raps around them in the egg was torn and the chick was dead.(it smelled awful) It was actually twin chick's and they where fully feather and ready to hatch in another day or so.
Update one 8:35 temp 99 humidity 37 (I put a glass of water in it)
Update two 10:20 temp 97 humidity 40
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