Is my almost hen broody? When will the eggs hatch?

[Farmgirl283420]

Have you shown a picture of the one that moved? I'm positive that Natj mentioned this in the past, what you perceived as live movement could have been a deceased chick, or something of that nature. I had something similar happen with my first batch. Have you smelled the eggs yet?

No because I already took them out twice today. But I will tomorrow morning. I’ll also try to get pictures. Thanks for all your patience and help as I ask all these questions!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Candled the eggs none smelled rotten. Two I’m sure are dead the other moved twice not a floating movement a jerking movement. So yeah I’m a little confused. Today is the last day I’ll leave the eggs in I think.

 

[fluffycrow]

Candled the eggs none smelled rotten. Two I’m sure are dead the other moved twice not a floating movement a jerking movement. So yeah I’m a little confused. Today is the last day I’ll leave the eggs in I think.

Take the dead eggs out. Did you take a photo of the one moving?

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Family member opened the two eggs because I didn’t want to. One was just a yolk the other had a tiny baby it was really sad it was really tiny. I wonder why it died?

 

[MommyGirl]

Family member opened the two eggs because I didn’t want to. One was just a yolk the other had a tiny baby it was really sad it was really tiny. I wonder why it died?

Is that all the eggs or you still got another?

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Is that all the eggs or you still got another?

Still got another here are the pictures. Is this the ring of death?

 

[MommyGirl]

Still got another here are the pictures. Is this the ring of death? View attachment 3730293View attachment 3730294View attachment 3730297View attachment 3730298View attachment 3730295

I’m not that experienced with candling so I’m really not sure. Hopefully someone with more experience will let you know

 

[NatJ]

Family member opened the two eggs because I didn’t want to. One was just a yolk the other had a tiny baby it was really sad it was really tiny. I wonder why it died?

The one with just a yolk was obviously never going to hatch.

For the one with a tiny baby, I don't know why it died. But since it already did die, then you definitely made the right decision to remove it, rather than trying to keep it warm under a hen who no longer wants to sit.

Still got another here are the pictures. Is this the ring of death? View attachment 3730293View attachment 3730294View attachment 3730297View attachment 3730298View attachment 3730295

I can't really tell. I haven't candled many eggs that late in incubation, especially not many dead ones, so I'm not very familiar with what details to look for.

Hopefully someone else will know better. I know there are some people who are really good at interpreting candling photos

 

[BDutch]

A candled full grown death chicken and a gull grown chicken that is alive look the same. A dead chicken doesn’t peep. A chicken that is alive at this stage does peeps now and then.

Because its 25 days since your hen started brooding I would mark it snd give it to the other broody hen. Listen and smell daily. Discard the egg if its clear it is not alive .
Or bring it inside to the warmth, carefully open the air chamber site to make it easier to hatch if the chick is still alive. (Search for helping with hatch / assistent hatch ) .

 

[fluffycrow]

Still got another here are the pictures. Is this the ring of death? View attachment 3730293View attachment 3730294View attachment 3730297View attachment 3730298View attachment 3730295

@TwoCrows is really good with candling. Day 25, I believe today?