Hello all
We found one of our GC girls sitting on some unfertilized eggs last week. On Thursday I swapped out the eggs for some (6) fertilized eggs. Here is where I made the mistake.. on Sunday morning I added 5 more fertilized eggs. Making them 4 days behind the first batch I put under her.
I should have prefaced this by saying we have never had a broody girl, or hatched eggs. I fully admit I was ill prepared and very under researched. Now after doing some reading, I see that she will likely leave the nest once the first "batch" hatch, leaving the second "batch" unattended.
Assuming this is the case, can I put them in an incubator for the last few days? Any other suggestions? I feel just awful about it
We found one of our GC girls sitting on some unfertilized eggs last week. On Thursday I swapped out the eggs for some (6) fertilized eggs. Here is where I made the mistake.. on Sunday morning I added 5 more fertilized eggs. Making them 4 days behind the first batch I put under her.
I should have prefaced this by saying we have never had a broody girl, or hatched eggs. I fully admit I was ill prepared and very under researched. Now after doing some reading, I see that she will likely leave the nest once the first "batch" hatch, leaving the second "batch" unattended.
Assuming this is the case, can I put them in an incubator for the last few days? Any other suggestions? I feel just awful about it
