May hatch-a-long

[The Farmers' Daughter]

thanks she got back on the nest today should i still toss them

They may be salvageable. Leave them there and see what happens.

 

[chickenmama109]

thanks i will keep the eggs under her and wait to candle and my hen that was sick is doing much better her crop is better and she is doing much much better thanks everyone for your help

 

[RowanTheRed]

Had an internal pip last night about 8. Cane home from work at noon to find an external pip. And just came home from puppy class to find this sweet little blue baby!

Yay now 17 more to go.... But most are due this weekend

 

[sawilliams]

2 more eggs out I was right the funky looking one was bad. I had to crack it, I wanted to know full yolk no development brown whites. The other was the bard egg with no development. We are holding the third becuase its to dark to see veins. I think development ended but it looks ok otherwise.

Count in bator 10 eggs

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

thanks i will keep the eggs under her and wait to candle and my hen that was sick is doing much better her crop is better and she is doing much much better thanks everyone for your help

What did you end up doing to treat her?

 

[sawilliams]

Add 7 under the broody. And i think one of the guineas got kicked out of the coop. I know the other 2 have been giving her hell since they paired off. She keeps putting a little more distance between herself and them. I'll keep watch for her over the next few days as i suspect she is staying close for food. But there is another guinea flock nearby so maybe she is trying to find them in search of a mate.

 

[Mraya]

I have got 3 broody silkie hens sitting on 12 eggs in one nest all at the same time. I marked the eggs for the first hen that went broody and been taking out the other eggs. Do you think I should put some Guinea eggs under them? I know the 12 eggs already there are about a week old and the 2 new broody hens have been broody for about 3 days. I don't have anymore room in my bator at the moment and would like the guinea eggs to at least have a chance of hatching. If they go under my hens then if they get of the nest when the 12 eggs hatch then I can put the guinea eggs in. Is this a good idea?

 

[chickenmama109]

What did you end up doing to treat her?

i did not do anything really i was on my way to go make her throw all of it up and her crop was not full and mushy any more. and when she was sick and not wanting to move i think she was just having a really hard time laying her egg but she is doing so much better know

 

[chickenmama109]

I have got 3 broody silkie hens sitting on 12 eggs in one nest all at the same time. I marked the eggs for the first hen that went broody and been taking out the other eggs. Do you think I should put some Guinea eggs under them? I know the 12 eggs already there are about a week old and the 2 new broody hens have been broody for about 3 days. I don't have anymore room in my bator at the moment and would like the guinea eggs to at least have a chance of hatching. If they go under my hens then if they get of the nest when the 12 eggs hatch then I can put the guinea eggs in. Is this a good idea?

i tryed to mark my broodys eggs and she got off the nest for a day and a half but i did it in the day time should i mark them at night or will i break her

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I have got 3 broody silkie hens sitting on 12 eggs in one nest all at the same time. I marked the eggs for the first hen that went broody and been taking out the other eggs. Do you think I should put some Guinea eggs under them? I know the 12 eggs already there are about a week old and the 2 new broody hens have been broody for about 3 days. I don't have anymore room in my bator at the moment and would like the guinea eggs to at least have a chance of hatching. If they go under my hens then if they get of the nest when the 12 eggs hatch then I can put the guinea eggs in. Is this a good idea?

You could always let the broodies start them. If they get up when the 12 hatch will your incubator be free for you to finish them off?