hayls1812
Chirping
- Mar 28, 2017
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So.. I have a broody Buff Orpington, she very committed and would sit on the eggs 24/7 if I didn’t pull her off to eat, drink, poop etc. I candled at day 4, leaving 7 eggs under her, then candles around day 10/11 and left 5 eggs under her. At day 18 we stopped going in and moving her to eat.. day 21 and nothing, candles on day 22 and 4 fully grown chicks are in the shell but no pips. She kept kicking one out so I got rid of that one. Water candled today day 24 and no movement sadly. I have opened the eggs and 3 out of 4 we’re fully formed. 1 was shrink wrapped, a bantam egg. And 2 were fully grown but not shrink wrapped. I don’t understand why they all died? I am going to put 7 eggs under her now and start again, hopefully she will stay broody to try again.
The hen is 3 years old and I wonder if she didn’t turn them often enough? Or if they got too hot with the hot weather? Should I have sprayed them? Or done anything more? Please help....
The hen is 3 years old and I wonder if she didn’t turn them often enough? Or if they got too hot with the hot weather? Should I have sprayed them? Or done anything more? Please help....
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