Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Johnn]

Well, here, I'll send up good vibes for you!

LOL I'll be watching to see what you get.

Thanks

 

[bobbieschicks]

Keeping my fingers crossed that Bunny will come through for you.

Well thank you, but uncross them and get some pics of those adorable fuzzy butts posted!

 

[MuckyPuppy]

it's hard I know lol, a few times I wish I had waited to allow all to hatch, throwing out eggs that I found out to late would have hatched if I had waited a few extra days. I'm concerned as my girl was off her nest and on a new nest when I got home from work, sad part is the eggs were cold . I pray by her getting back on them they are ok. There suposed to hatch next weekend.

Patience isn't one of my virtues.

I'm trying to hold out til morning and then it will be a hour by hour battle.

I'm sorry about your eggs. I have read about eggs hatching after going cold so there is still hope.

 

[chickenmomma16]

Hatch Day was Friday and all the chicks hatched out on Wednesday and Thursday!

I started with 16 eggs
- Broody ate 2
= 14
- 2 rolled out a few days before hatch and died
- 1 green egg that never developed
- 1 green egg that I cannot see into but maybe a late bloomer so I stuck it under a different broody to give it a few more days
- 1 chick hatched but died by the morning unknown reason. Although, it looked to maybe have an umbilical infection because the fecal matter in the egg was stuck to the umbilical

= 8 cute little fluffy chicks!

 

[karlamaria]

I have a broody I just put 9 eggs under, there is three left, anyone know how long there viable ? So far 2 broody, 2 more acting hormonal wow, lots of things going on here lol.

 

[pysankigirl]

I had 4 broodies and some eggs in the incubator . So I divied them out amongst them and now they are hatching!!!!! so cool! two are nestled together and have 6 chicks between them already.

They are honestly being really good about me fishing around under there an pulling things out and putting them back in so I already know...4 Maradunna basque chicks, a male rhodebar and a barnevelder. still have 2 CCL eggs, another Maraduna basque, what I think might be a silkie egg and another Rhodebar to go.

 

[MuckyPuppy]

I have a broody I just put 9 eggs under, there is three left, anyone know how long there viable ? So far 2 broody, 2 more acting hormonal wow, lots of things going on here lol.

I found this


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-prior-to-incubating-what-was-your-hatch-rate

I hope it helps a little.

 

[bobbieschicks]

Bunny finally is done. It's Day 25 for her. She left the nest and was wandering in the yard with the flock. I checked her nest. She had smashed one egg open, it was not developed past day 5. The other egg stunk so I removed it, I tossed it to the ground away from me and it broke open. it was probably a day 8 quitter.

So she is done with sitting on those eggs. Hopefully she'll give up being broody and get back to laying within the next several weeks. I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand I love seeing the chicks with the mommas. On the other hand I don't need anymore chickens right now. I'm sure she will get another chance to be a broody momma in the future, I'm just hoping its in the distant future since I miss her dark brown eggs.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

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Bunny finally is done. It's Day 25 for her. She left the nest and was wandering in the yard with the flock. I checked her nest. She had smashed one egg open, it was not developed past day 5. The other egg stunk so I removed it, I tossed it to the ground away from me and it broke open. it was probably a day 8 quitter.

So she is done with sitting on those eggs. Hopefully she'll give up being broody and get back to laying within the next several weeks. I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand I love seeing the chicks with the mommas. On the other hand I don't need anymore chickens right now. I'm sure she will get another chance to be a broody momma in the future, I'm just hoping its in the distant future since I miss her dark brown eggs. [/quote

So sorry your hatch didnt go well.......huggs

 

[Johnn]

Bunny finally is done. It's Day 25 for her. She left the nest and was wandering in the yard with the flock. I checked her nest. She had smashed one egg open, it was not developed past day 5. The other egg stunk so I removed it, I tossed it to the ground away from me and it broke open. it was probably a day 8 quitter.

So she is done with sitting on those eggs. Hopefully she'll give up being broody and get back to laying within the next several weeks. I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand I love seeing the chicks with the mommas. On the other hand I don't need anymore chickens right now. I'm sure she will get another chance to be a broody momma in the future, I'm just hoping its in the distant future since I miss her dark brown eggs.

I'm scared to crack eggs open on the floor now, last year when I did it there was 3 fully grown chicks and it was horrible.