Thank you. This will be her third brood that we have allowed to carry through. She is a great momma. I put 15 under her hoping to get a dozen hatches. We shall see.
Today is day 14. Momma was off her clutch for a few minutes so I took time to check on the eggs.Two days ago, I collected 13 eggs out of 14 layers. Thought that was pretty good. They generally average between 8-10 daily.
Then today - this, my reliable broody. She is sitting on 15 eggs. I am going to let her hatch out and raise a straight run for a friend.
Today is day 14. Momma was off her clutch for a few minutes so I took time to check on the eggs.
Glad I did. Found a broken egg in the nest box. Got that cleaned up and dry wiped the eggs. Took time to candle them. There were 12 under her, so I am guessing she got rid of at least one (I did find one outside the nest box a day or two into the brood), one that was broke and another was a fake egg.
So, started with 15, 12 present today, including the broken egg. Decided to candle the eggs. Of the 11 left in the box, 8 are viable (although 1 seems not as developed as the other 7). Removed the blanks, cleaned up momma and let her sit again.
I also have another in the broody breaker box and one more that started acting broody today. I removed all eggs, including the fake eggs from the boxes.
It has been a stressful brood for my broody momma. I think the presence of other broodies has her stressed. I should have gone with my first instinct to move her to an area of the coop that I can close off to the other hens. Hindsight is great!
Another 5-7 days should yield 7-8 baby chicks.
My broody in the broody breaker box is now in there 4 days. I am hoping tonight, when I release her she stays broken. I am going to have to have that box for the next girl.
Today is day 21; still no babies. I had an opportunity to candle them about 7 days ago. She had 7 viable eggs under her. I removed the non-fertilized eggs and am waiting for babies.Two days ago, I collected 13 eggs out of 14 layers. Thought that was pretty good. They generally average between 8-10 daily.
Then today - this, my reliable broody. She is sitting on 15 eggs. I am going to let her hatch out and raise a straight run for a friend.
Keep us posted!Today is day 21; still no babies. I had an opportunity to candle them about 7 days ago. She had 7 viable eggs under her. I removed the non-fertilized eggs and am waiting for babies.
I am sad to say that this morning we found an egg outside of lay box that looked like it had been stepped on. The egg was cold so we knew we were too late to help in any way (not sure if that is even possible).Two days ago, I collected 13 eggs out of 14 layers. Thought that was pretty good. They generally average between 8-10 daily.
Then today - this, my reliable broody. She is sitting on 15 eggs. I am going to let her hatch out and raise a straight run for a friend.
Best wishes with the broody hatch, keep us posted!
