No Brooders, No Problem

[Beckie G]

Here's a video of Egg A, sorry it took so long editing, It is a little long, but I think it is totally worth it.

Egg A (Day 10) -Video edited for better viewing

Good news for everyone, Egg B is still moving and appears to have grown. He is camera shy and makes it impossible to get any pictures or video. We still feel a little nervous about his development, but are really glad to see that he is moving around in there. Fingers crossed, trying to stay hopeful

 

[Just Wingin It]

Of course we are all interested in the challenge, but for my vote; most important is what is good for you, your neice, buckbeak and the chick.
It is wonderful you have had such good success.

I recommend that you do what you feel is best.

... and great job chickie mom!

 

[Chickie Momma]

So glad to see a chick in there! Is Buckbeak sitting the other one or are you still brooding both?

 

[Beckie G]

So glad to see a chick in there! Is Buckbeak sitting the other one or are you still brooding both?

We're still brooding both

 

[Beckie G]

Of course we are all interested in the challenge, but for my vote; most important is what is good for you, your neice, buckbeak and the chick.
It is wonderful you have had such good success.

I recommend that you do what you feel is best.

... and great job chickie mom!

I think we have decided....we have come this far, might as well finish what we started...

 

[bugglesmommy]

So how do you plan on handling the actual hatch when the time comes?

 

[Beckie G]

So how do you plan on handling the actual hatch when the time comes?

This is my first time incubating and hatching eggs, even though I did raise my silkies from one day old...I am pretty much researching online and in the forums...which are great and really helpful.

My original plan, before Buttcheek became a broody zombie chicken was to give her back her eggs when they go into lockdown, but in a wonder twist of events, I must come up with a different plan...got any ideas?

 

[bugglesmommy]

I hatch eggs all of the time, have eggs hatching right now actually but I've always used incubators or a broody hen that once when Lucy decided to be broody. Maybe you can figure out what temp and humidity level your chest is keeping them at. Some thermometers have probes so you can figure it out and see if your chest offers an acceptable temp./humidity range for hatching. The humidity is going to need to be up when it's about time to hatch but I have no idea what a human body would offer as far as that goes. Chicken butts do it just fine.

 

[Just plucky]

This is so awesome & too funny! I was just wondering the other day if I could incubate an egg with my boobs ! Now I know it's possible! One of our hens went broody last week but she's only sitting on brown eggs not any of our easter egger eggs...sooo if this works I'm gonna give it a shot & get an EE egg a-bating! Can't wait to see how it goes & I wish you the best of luck

Questions though, are you turning the egg, are you being careful not to move too fast/sudden/jolting etc & is the egg in your cleavage or? Thanks!

 

[pinusresinosa]