Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Blarneyeggs]

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I'll say!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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That is so precious, and mama looks so proud of her brood.

 

[pixie546]

As of so far, the blue eggs have yet to hatch.

They may be delayed a little as they cooled off for a few hours last Friday. But mama is still sitting so I won't give up yet. I did go out and try to candle twice, but I don't have a really strong light and all I could see was the aircell... I'm not sure but I think one may have detached; it looks a little sideways. I'm worried about the temp and humidity cause mama is hovering with her week old babies under her... If they haven't hatched by Wednesday I don't think they will. I don't know if I have the guts to eggtopsy them.

I should though, cause I'd hate to throw out a live chick!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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I would and have, that way you know. I hope you still get chicks.

 

[artsyrobin]

well, right before hatching the aircell does tilt to the side, so maybe thats a good sign? i can't see to tell what my EE's are doing anything either than the aircell....


had one of THOSE days, go shopping, come home & the ee broody decided to go freerange, not sure how long she'd been off the eggs, so i wrap them up in a sweatshirt, get the rest the chickens in, and she decides she is supposed to be hatching eggs... sheesh....so i go to bring them back, and slip- 8 eggs hit the deck...arhhhhh...so she now has 5 eggs..... boy do i feel dumb

cindylou hasn't left the nest at all today, wednesday is 21 days, so maybe we'll have babies soon!!

 

[ga_goat]

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Update ,dutch bantam abandond her nest , black comet won't settle she is just going to any nest with eggs in it , goose seems to be doing fine , cochen bantam is doing fine also .

 

[Fuffy]

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Good Grief, Robin!!!!

Hope they're OK!!!!

 

[Fuffy]

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Update ,dutch bantam abandond her nest , black comet won't settle she is just going to any nest with eggs in it , goose seems to be doing fine , cochen bantam is doing fine also .

Wow! That's a lot of broodies!!!!

Is it maybe a little early in the year to let them hatch things, if they won't settle?

I bet you could fit most of the eggs under the goose?

Good luck!

 

[Fuffy]

So my Bouncing Baby Buffy hatched on my daughter's birthday....way back in June

And she laid her first egg on my birthday las Wednesday ... How cool is that?

In the meantime, my lovely silkie cross, Hermione is already thinking about maybe going broody again.

I know it is warm for the time of year, but I an still inclined to wait until March or so ... I just don't know!!!!

I want to try blue laying Dorking this year

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Update ,dutch bantam abandond her nest , black comet won't settle she is just going to any nest with eggs in it , goose seems to be doing fine , cochen bantam is doing fine also .

Sorry about the dutch bantam giving up and the comet, but at least you have 2 still sticking with it...