Removing some eggs from incubator to put under hen. Yes or No?

[chickens and chics]

it can be a bit risky for the chicks as quite often the mother will reject them and kill them, but it depends on the hen as she may enjoy it.

 

[Willawong Hill]

We're in lockdown! Mamma hen has 2 extra eggs she is looking after well and I have another 2 maybe 3 good eggs in the incubator. Fingers crossed for some good results soon.

 

[JRies]

Good Luck Woke up this morning to 5 goose eggs piped and 2 baby's tweeting at me from inside, there's nothing like a good hatch. So Cool!!!! you hang in there it will be worth it.

 

[Willawong Hill]

I have a baby! One in the incubator. No other pips so far but day 21 isn't until tonight so fingers crossed!

 

[JRies]

Yaaa! give them some extra time depeding on the temperature of your incubator it can take a few extra days for low temp baby's that may still hatch. I dont know Chickens but the hatch of geese I just had had one day where the top was not completely on the incubator and all 5 hatched 1 day late.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

 

[JRies]

Did you get more hatches ???

 

[Willawong Hill]

Sadly no, one under the hen had internally pipped but then died. The other 3 never internally pipped- two of those had the air cell the opposite end to normal and one had a side air cell. I'm lucky I got my one baby, but I'm now 1/23 from 3 different hatches form 2 different suppliers of millifleur pekin eggs. Thinking it might be time for a new incubator before I try any more. Anyone got a review of the Janoel 24 or Nurtureright 360?

 

[Molpet]

Sadly no, one under the hen had internally pipped but then died. The other 3 never internally pipped- two of those had the air cell the opposite end to normal and one had a side air cell. I'm lucky I got my one baby, but I'm now 1/23 from 3 different hatches form 2 different suppliers of millifleur pekin eggs. Thinking it might be time for a new incubator before I try any more. Anyone got a review of the Janoel 24 or Nurtureright 360?

I think @Faraday40 has a
natureright.
I have had terrible luck with shipped eggs
1/41 out of 3 shipments from 2 vendors

 

[Willawong Hill]

That's sad. After the first lot I drove 2hrs each way to collect the other two myself in case that helped...It didn't really.