Orphan egg, how many days until it hatches??

Maqui25

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Feb 3, 2025
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Hi! 2 days ago one of our hens left the nest with 3 hatched chickens and left a bunch of eggs behind, this is the only one that seems to be alive. There is a possibility that it's not hers too so I have no idea how old the egg is. How old do you think it is? and how many days left would you say until it hatches? I had to improvise an incubator with a heating mat and the temperature is very unstable. I'm carrying it in my bra half the time bc of it

 
Can you try to add heat sinks in the incubator? Your bra is not a good place for a delicate, porus egg.
Not right now ☹️ but I'm planing on building a proper incubator in case it happens again, so that's very helpful! But I do have layers of clothes between the egg box and the mat, I'm monitoring every couple hours and I add or remove accordingly, I kinda got the hang of it by now 🤞🏻
 
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