INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[chicken hawk 33]

I don't think you should risk it. It might be okay and she might take care of them, but what about the rats?

idk,I am starting think it's not rats idk what to do.I'm going crazy

 

[Saris]

Why does it sound better whey you say it??? LOL!!!

It's a woman thing. ;-)

Would it be okay to give her all the chicks from the previous hatch.

Try sneaking in your two least favorite chicks tonight and she how she does. If she does good you can sneak in the rest over another day or two.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

I put a chick by her and she didn't peck it are anything

 

[lazy gardener]

I got 12 eggs in my incubator going on lock down tomorrow but I dont think they going to hatch because my chickens are molting and I have just read an article about molting that said roosters dont fertilize eggs when they in molt, huh ug

Unless the hens had a very long molt, and the rooster did not breed during that time, fertility should still be adequate from breeding which took place before the molt. Wishing you the best.

Would it be okay to give her all the chicks from the previous hatch.

NO. Those chicks are too old. They would not bond to her, and she would not bond to them. Most likely, she would reject and maybe even kill them. IMO, your hen is not fully broody, and you are wasting your time trying to get her to hatch eggs for you.

 

[WalnutHill]

Would it be okay to give her all the chicks from the previous hatch.

She probably won't accept them, being a new broody and all.

If you want to hatch for NY HAL, give the eggs you have a try for 3 more days. If they are still developing, you will just have a Christmas hatch instead of a NY hatch. If they aren't good, set the eggs you are have on hand and that you'll gather in the next 3 days.

You mentioned something about warm water when you brought the eggs in. What was the story there? Did you actually wash the eggs in the sink? If so, since they won't have their protective coating, be very watchful for rotten eggs if you choose to continue incubation.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

It's a woman thing. ;-)
Try sneaking in your two least favorite chicks tonight and she how she does. If she does good you can sneak in the rest over another day or two.

I don't have least favorites there all my favorite

 

[lindalouly]

Chicken Hawk This is just my advice. You dont have to take it... I would spend the time between now and the HAL working on your incubator to make sure you can maintain your temperatures and finding a nice spot in your house that is pretty stable as far as temperature goes. Then I would collect your singular egg a day and take good care of them then choose the best eggs for a good out come and participate in the HAL. I would give back the eggs to the broody... make sure that the nest is clean add some golf balls with them placed closer to her front and the real eggs towards the back of the bird and see what nature does. Those poor eggs have gone through a lot in 3 days.

 

[TJChickens]

I don't have least favorites there all my favorite

If you are attached to them, I wouldn't risk them. The hen doesn't know what she's doing yet.

 

[TJChickens]

I put a chick by her and she didn't peck it are anything

How many eggs did the hen have? How many ping pong balls? Is this the EE hen or a bantam hen?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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