When do you intervene with a broody's eggs if nothings hatching...

[Mama2B&D&...Chickens]

say tommorrow none hatch--i KNOW tommorrow is at least day 21...possibly 22...do i wait another day...candle them (i know your not suppose to handle them!?)

 

[pdsavage]

Give it a few more days,even on day 25 I have had em hatch.

 

[justtoni44]

Me to on the day 25 hatches..........
Sometimes hatch over a few days and I depend on the hen to let me know what is up.
My experience has been that she will leave the eggs when they are through.
Last broody left three eggs behind after hatching for two days...........
Good luck and trust your hen.
They really are so much smarter than we are .....

 

[Mama2B&D&...Chickens]

They are and I know I really should let her and nature deal with it...its just HARD! LOL...she got off them today for the 1st time in DAYS and i was nervous but then after seeing me go see if any pip'd or anything she went right on back in there and sat on them?

 

[magicpigeon]

I had one hatch on day 23. I still recommend intervening after day 21 though. I could her weak tapping coming from several of the other shells. I waited and they all died