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Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 11:45 am
by Colleen Kinzie
Well the poor little bantam Cochin has sat 21 days on her own eggs (first time I let her keep her own eggs). Candled 4 and they are all clear
Later today after work I will candle the rest
Poor thing
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 11:53 am
by WLLady
Aw crap....not fertile or died early...is she still sitting? You may be able to slip some young chicks under her and snap her out of sitting and into mom-hood if she refuses to give up.
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 12:20 pm
by ross
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 12:47 pm
by Killerbunny
Hope you can do that so she gets her reward.
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 1:14 pm
by Poultryprincess
YES I concur!
After 21 days of day dreaming about your little fuzzy offspring, would be nice IF someone slipped a few chicks under her.
She wants to be a mama pretty bad!
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 1:34 pm
by Colleen Kinzie
Ahead of you. But still looking
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 1:36 pm
by Colleen Kinzie
Kathy. Not sure. Just leaving work now to candle them. Will let you know
Need my arse kicked for not candling them earlier
I have batch in incubator. But not due for another 11 days!
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 2:17 pm
by kenya
Put some of them in that have 11 days left to go, she should be fine, they will usually sit for ages. I've had some broodies hatch out 3 different hatches, depends on the hen but 11 days is nothing.
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 2:29 pm
by Killerbunny
My broodies have happily hatched turkey eggs after the 28 day incubation. You may be lucky with the ncubator eggs.
Unsuccessful broody hatch
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 3:19 pm
by Colleen Kinzie
Yes I have 23 hopeful eggs in incubator. Looking good so far
I don't think my broody will wait that long
Off to kijiji to look for day old chicks
