July 2022 Hatch-A-Long

[Cluckatar]

Ugh I am guessing my broody broke 3 days before hatch day.... Now I am going to have to set up my coop brooder again. She got off the nest at 530 this morning and hasn't been back. Last time she sat for 4-4.5 weeks since I had to order eggs and wait for them to come... This time I was planning to use the incubator so they were already ordered and I may have gotten them before she went broody so under 3 weeks. I tried to break her at first with no luck so just planned to give her the chicks to raise.....

Did you try giving her a live egg? I'd still try to give her the babies if it was me, but that can be pretty scary.

 

[junior67]

Yeah, it's pretty hard even when I can check them whenever I want. Might actually have been better to not be here, then I wouldn't be tempted to check on them every 15 mins, which I've totally been doing all day, lol. Can't wait til we get some action!

I hope to see something when I get home.

 

[junior67]

Did you try giving her a live egg? I'd still try to give her the babies if it was me, but that can be pretty scary.

She is back on the roost. I was going to give her a live egg but she got off yesterday at 530 am and never went back....

 

[junior67]

Me & @junior67 are on Day 19. I'm in the 2nd half of Day 19 now. Still no pips or cheeping coming from eggs. Just checked them again.

I am about 6 hrs into day 19.... Lol

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

Still nothing going on in the bator. Been trying not to check it too often, although total disclosure- I took a nap in the spare room today with my eggs lol. Still waiting for a sign of life. I hope I see something before bed tonight. I hate this part...the waiting is awful.

Tell me! After the one egg hatched early yesterday morning....nothing. They are due to hatch today, but so far only one is showing the slightest signs of pipping. I think the one that hatched yesterday might have been the egg closest to the egg turner motor where the temp stayed slightly warmer than the rest of the incubator. Hopefully you and I both wake up to our incubators full of fluffy butts by morning.

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

Oh and also, @OzarkCountryGirl your story about the broody that died defending her chicks made me cry. We should all be so lucky as to have such a good mama in our flocks. She sounds so special ❤

She was the best.

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

She is back on the roost. I was going to give her a live egg but she got off yesterday at 530 am and never went back....

Bummer.

 

[Poodlemum]

Day 15, entering the hardest stretch for me. Blue eggs are impossible to see though The tan egg looks perfecto! My last BCM egg is iffy. It’s my first time with this particular colour. Playing tricks with my eyes… Not sure what’s going on in there. The wait continues

 

[Poodlemum]

@FreedomFarm13 and @Gammas Bearded Babies My 3 year old has been on a naughty egg streak too! She’s super obsessed with checking for fresh eggs and just learned how to climb over the baby gates Now I have to lock her in the house while I do certain chicken chores because she is incredibly “helpful.” The other day she snuck out for the first time and I hear “I got some eggs!!!” coming from my sewing room…. (The sliding door to the back yard is there). Her little arms are full of the only eggs that should be out still. The broody’s eggs Luckily all intact and we went back out to replace them, but many my heart was racing!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

@FreedomFarm13 and @Gammas Bearded Babies My 3 year old has been on a naughty egg streak too! She’s super obsessed with checking for fresh eggs and just learned how to climb over the baby gates Now I have to lock her in the house while I do certain chicken chores because she is incredibly “helpful.” The other day she snuck out for the first time and I hear “I got some eggs!!!” coming from my sewing room…. (The sliding door to the back yard is there). Her little arms are full of the only eggs that should be out still. The broody’s eggs Luckily all intact and we went back out to replace them, but many my heart was racing!

Ut oh! She's trying to help! Poor sweetheart! Hopefully they'll be ok...and she was able to learn a little lesson on the baby eggs vs lets eat em eggs. Lol