Need Help! 18 day old hatching eggs. Hen died

[Sheila 3434]

*very excited!* You hear a second? peeping or pipping? Oh this is going to keep me up all night waiting to know!!

I have not seen the third pip yet; but am watching!!

 

[WVduckchick]

I have not seen the third pip yet; but am watching!!

So excited for you!
Great job, congrats!
Have you taken the first 2 out yet?

 

[staceyj]

I fell asleep and missed the party last night!
Congratulations! You’re doing a great job.

 

[Sheila 3434]

So excited for you!
Great job, congrats!
Have you taken the first 2 out yet?

No. Should I? I thought they could stay together with the eggs until they have hatched to keep them at the correct temperature.

 

[Sheila 3434]

No. Should I? I thought they could stay together with the eggs until they have hatched to keep them at the correct temperature.

They are not in an incubator. I have them in tub under a heat lamp. I have put water and feed in there.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Yes, make sure that there is lots of humidity!

 

[sevenfatcows]

Well, congratulations! Now you'll have an encouraging story to tell the next person who posts a worried question about eggs that have cooled down during incubation. Enjoy those babies-you're a momma hen now.

 

[WVduckchick]

No. Should I? I thought they could stay together with the eggs until they have hatched to keep them at the correct temperature.

Either way is fine. I usually remove mine from the incubator once they are up and moving around well (and climbing all over, and rolling the other eggs lol) But you can leave them for a while too. They will encourage the others to hatch.

 

[bobbi-j]

I understand. Still not sure what will happen to them. They can never be around chickens again or the same thing will happen. I don’t know if I want to rebuild my flock because of them. I have two dogs who never messed with the chickens before; but we got two younger dogs who just can’t help themselves. We will see where we are in a week or so.

Congratulations on the chicks!

How much training have those dogs had? They don’t just automatically leave the chickens alone. In our experience, multiple dogs tend to be more of a problem than a single dog.

 

[Sheila 3434]

Congratulations on the chicks!

How much training have those dogs had? They don’t just automatically leave the chickens alone. In our experience, multiple dogs tend to be more of a problem than a single dog.

I don’t know what you mean by “training” but we introduced them to the chickens when we got them (6-8 months old?). On a leash and when they lunged at the birds, we pulled back and said “no” and popped their noses. However if a bird got in the yard, it was dead. When we would go in the yard, they tucked their tails as if the knew they were wrong. The dogs were almost 3 years old.