Hi Folks,
I just wanted to thank all of you that respond to posts and freely share your knowledge and experience.
Without the knowledge I've gained by reading many many threads I would have lost five of the six eggs my broody was setting. The kind of info you folks share is just not available anywhere else.
The short of the story is that my first time broody Salmon Faverolles, Pinkerton (my first time too) was sitting on nine eggs. Her first one hatched, she sat on the eggs for 2 1/2 more days then gave up. When we went to check her, we found the eggs were stone cold. One had pipped but I saw no movement. We grabbed the eggs and warmed then as best we could by holding them against our skin. After the eggs started to warm we heard the chicks in several of the eggs.
Because of all the practical post you folks have made I knew the specifics of an incubator in the last days so we made a quick temporary hatcher in a large coleman cooler, heat light and bowl of water. We put all eight eggs in the hatcher and hoped for the best.
Long story short, three of the eggs never developed (I need a remedial course in candling) all of the others hatched within the next 24 hours and are doing fine. After they all dried I put them back with Pinkerton and she took them in immediately! I was so relieved I would not have to try and sneak them in at night.
They are five days old and thriving, Pinkerton is a great mom, and it would not have gone this well without all the advise I've absorbed from this forum.
THANK YOU!!!!
I just wanted to thank all of you that respond to posts and freely share your knowledge and experience.
The short of the story is that my first time broody Salmon Faverolles, Pinkerton (my first time too) was sitting on nine eggs. Her first one hatched, she sat on the eggs for 2 1/2 more days then gave up. When we went to check her, we found the eggs were stone cold. One had pipped but I saw no movement. We grabbed the eggs and warmed then as best we could by holding them against our skin. After the eggs started to warm we heard the chicks in several of the eggs.
Because of all the practical post you folks have made I knew the specifics of an incubator in the last days so we made a quick temporary hatcher in a large coleman cooler, heat light and bowl of water. We put all eight eggs in the hatcher and hoped for the best.
Long story short, three of the eggs never developed (I need a remedial course in candling) all of the others hatched within the next 24 hours and are doing fine. After they all dried I put them back with Pinkerton and she took them in immediately! I was so relieved I would not have to try and sneak them in at night.
They are five days old and thriving, Pinkerton is a great mom, and it would not have gone this well without all the advise I've absorbed from this forum.
THANK YOU!!!!
