So about a week ago, my banty hen hatched out her eggs. She left the nest, and had a few late pippers left behind. Before they could chill too badly, I moved all the remaining eggs to an incubator just in case the pips hadn't dried out or got too cold. One hatched, a couple halfway hatched but shrink wrapped, and the rest didn't do a thing. I assumed the eggs that didn't pip were duds, not clear, but just didn't make it to the end. I had other eggs that I've been moving to that incubator to hatch out, so I forgot about taking out the 'bad' eggs.
Went out there this morning to finally take them out, and found one of the 'bad' eggs had pipped, and I saw a moving chick in it
Needless to say, I pulled him out and sat him back in there. The membrane around him looked nasty brown as if the egg had already started rotting like I expected, but apparently that chick really wanted to live.
I'm guessing one of the other hens snuck in somehow after the hen had already gone broody for a while, and that's why this one is so late. But still, it was DEFINITELY a surprise!
Went out there this morning to finally take them out, and found one of the 'bad' eggs had pipped, and I saw a moving chick in it
I'm guessing one of the other hens snuck in somehow after the hen had already gone broody for a while, and that's why this one is so late. But still, it was DEFINITELY a surprise!