2009 Omlet cube and run for sale

[madchickenlady]

...and she is now sitting on 3 eggs. There are another 9 in the incubator, so fingers crossed for some chicks

[brambles]

Good luck! My girl is on 10 eggs in the eglu. She ate one, I've disposed of one tonight which was a definite dud. There is another possible dud, but I'll candle in the dark tomorrow to be sure before I ditch it. The other nine had definite areas of yolk / albumen and air space.

 

Will yours be faster than the 21 days?

[madchickenlady]

She ate one?! That hadn't occured to me > It's possible they'll hatch a bit earlier that the 21 days, but I'm still basing my timings on it. Vera is very much in the zone now, so if she hasn't left the nest by tea time I'm going to lift her.

[madchickenlady]

Well, half way in to the hatch now so I have very briefly candled. Two of Vera's are developing, and one is blank. Only 3 out of 9 in the incubator are viable, sadly. Still, that's 5 viable embryo's, which isn't bad for eggs that have been through the post

[Jools]

I've no experience with Seramas but I imagine that as they're the smallest of the small, they probably will hatch closer to 19 days than 21. So that's slightly less time you'll need to sit on your hands

 

Just a thought, but what about putting all five developing eggs under Vera and switching off the incubator for now?

[madchickenlady]

Jools, that is a very inetersting idea Hmmm. I wonder if Vera would accept 2 extra eggs?

[Jools]

I haven't had a chicken yet that can count, though some are slighter better gifted in the brain department than others!

 

I would certainly go that route, it will be much easier for you in the long run if Vera is mum rather than you. I'd either put the incy eggs under her at night, or sneak them in next time she gets off for a comfort break. Don't switch the incubator off until you're sure she's accepted them though - just in case!

 

Good luck

[madchickenlady]

Well, I have bitten the bullet. I gave Vera the eggs from the incy after checking that one she was sat on was a dud, and she eagerly gathered them up So my super little broody is now sitting on all five viable eggs