POLL: What is the most number of days it has taken to hatch an egg under broody hen?

[briter30]

I have 8 eggs sitting under a broody hen. I am on day 21 and am seeing no progress as far as noise and pipping. I candled them all on day 20 while the mom was off the nest and saw that 5 of the 8 were moving. From personal experience,I was wondering what is the longest it has taken for a broody hen to hatch an egg?

 

[Soap Junkie]

I am on my first broody hen so I will let you know! We are due June 10th.

 

[michiele]

This is my first broody hen too. We are on day 19....

 

[Mommy2Blaze]

We are on our first and second broody. Tomorrow would be day 21 and today we have 3 pips and one almost all the way zipped. Nothing from the others and I did not candle them at all. Our second broody is set to hatch on the 11th.

 

[peepmommy]

Today is 21 for us and NOTHING!!

Just hoping they are going to make it!!

 

[Mommy2Blaze]

We have 3 chicks now. One I had to help, the white membrane was dried and had it stuck so I wet it and chipped some shell away and it finally broke free. It is the one on the left, it had just broken out.

 

[briter30]

Good news! We have had 5 hatch in the late of day 21 and into the night of day 22!

 

[Donna5]

Tomorrow is day 21. I have 6 silkie eggs under my only silkie. This is our first hatching and we are all so excited...maybe I should candle and check it out. I was fearful that she wouldn't want me touching her eggs like they say wild birds do! Is there anything I should do once they hatch? They are seperated from the rest of the flock in the silkie condo!

 

[peepmommy]

Congrats on all the babies! I checked under my hen today (no chicks) and when she settled back on the I heard a *POP*!!! After getting rid of the egg, she then ate the left over goo!

I'm just hoping for one baby!!!

 

[briter30]

I am so happy for you! I just checked outside again and I have ANOTHER chick...that makes 6 chicks so far! The first one hatched about 18 hours ago.