Chicken bald back

[bok bok]

One of my bantoms was broody, I got some fertile eggs on Thursday. Left them settle for a while put them in the nest box and the lovely cuddly little bird decided she didn't want to be broody any more.

 

Bank holidays in abundance are stopping me getting a incubator until at least tuesday will there be any chance of the eggs hatching if they are not put in the machine until then?

 

thanks

(first timer did you guess! )

[atsw]

Depending on when they were laid, they should be fine for at least another 5-7 days. On the hatch I've just completed, the earliest egg was laid 22nd March. My broody Pekin started sitting on them 2nd April. It hatched without a hitch 21 days later and the chick is fine.

 

Andrew

[Redwing]

They can last up to three weeks but fertility declines after 10 days

[bok bok]

Thank you for the replies.

 

I'll be ordering an incubator asap

 

[rossco]

your not in leicester are you i have one ?

[bok bok]

No, North Oxfordshire.

 

Thanks for the offer though.

 

I'll get one I think this hatching lark maybecome as addictive as chickens

[rossco]

ok good luck