Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[slurrywidow]

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Congratulations!!

Yay for good broody hens!! Waiting for pictures too.

 

[sager:)silkies]

I have a chick that's surpost to hatch at day 18 i could see movement but now its day 21 and it hasent pip the egg:

 

[Miss Lydia]

sagersilkies :

I have a chick that's surpost to hatch at day 18 i could see movement but now its day 21 and it hasent pip the egg:

have you candled in the last couple of days?​

 

[sager:)silkies]

I have a broody hen sittin on eggs and ya my bro accendelnty candled them on day 20

 

[Miss Lydia]

sagersilkies :

I have a broody hen sittin on eggs and ya my bro accendelnty candled them on day 20

Okay how does ones brother accidently candle eggs?

how did they look probably couldn't see any movement because by day 20 the egg would be filled with chick, but should have been able to see air pocket. Is your bother young and could he have handled the eggs roughly and possible the chicks died? I don't know unless maybe they are a few day later than you perdicted. But usually by day 20 you can see pips and hear chicks when putting egg up to your ear. I hope all is okay

How many is she sitting on.?​

 

[sager:)silkies]

And after day 18 u aren't surpposed to touch them but my bro candled them on day 20 and there were speckels by the air cell and when i did it myself b4 lockdown there were no speckles there dose that mean he's been pecking jus hasent broke the shell yet. And theres noway candling them after lockdown would of harmed it cause the mother gets of the nest everyday

 

[sager:)silkies]

And he is older then me and he nows how to candle but all my eggs are diffrent dates so he did not now1 was at day 20 and she is sitting on 9

 

[sager:)silkies]

What do u think it could be miss lydia could it still hatch today

 

[Miss Lydia]

sagersilkies :

What do u think it could be miss lydia could it still hatch today

Touching them doesn't affect the eggs as long as your gentle with them , it's just it usually upsets the hen if you mess with them too much especially when close to hatch day. Can you go out and look at the eggs real close to see if you see any pipping going on or hear peeping, is mama friendly? If this is only day 20 then actually tomorrow is hatch day according to the calendar. But chicks don't know anything about calendars​

 

[sager:)silkies]

No its day 21 today my bad