seramas kicked some out

[ameraucanacrazy]

my serama hen has hatched some babies but i do not know how many she has but it is day two of hatching and she has pushed some of the eggs out what is she doing and should i take her up off of the eggs or just take the bad eggs out or shuld i take her off the eggs and put her and the babies out in the pen

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

anyone

 

[Chickenaddict]

WHat day are the eggs on? If she kicked them out that probably means they are no good. Hold them up to your ear and see if you can hear a cheeping sound or crunching sounds. If you hear that then they still may hatch. Maybe if you have an incubator you could finish hatching them out for her. She is probably antsy to get the new chicks out and about to eat and drink.

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

today will be day two

 

[Chickenaddict]

I mean as far as incubation day is this day 21 or?
Mine usually hatch out on day 18-19 but have had them go as long as day 21

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

it is day 23 we have some babies under her that have hatched

 

[Chickenaddict]

Ok, I think the eggs that she keeps kicking out are no good.
If it were me i'd open the eggs to see what is going on in there. If nothing else to see when they quit developing

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

they could be dud eggs. try to candle them, how many babies does she have they can only handle a few

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

i have seen two but i think she has more because their are more broken eggs in the nest box

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

I'd candle them and toss them in an incubator if you are worried about losing chicks...
Best of luck!!

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