Cinnaqueen3305
In the Brooder
- Feb 4, 2021
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It’s winter here and the temps have been solidly in the 30s and 40s. I have a clutch of 5 eggs and a broody bantam hen who has sat very faithfully, but twice now she’s hopped off to sit on a couple eggs that my other hens lay in the morning (after I leave for work and can’t collect them). I candled them after the first time and they still seemed healthy-veins were clearly visible, some were twitching. Today I came home to get eggs and she was off them again and sitting on 2 eggs in a different spot! It’s day 19 girlfriend!!! Wtf? They were cold to the touch. I put her right back on them and she settled down, seems to be content. Am I going to see a total loss? I’ve done some searching through forums and lots of people have said it may just delay them a couple days if they got too cold. I hate to candle them again this close to hatch day. Help me out here!