gingersam Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 hi all I just wanted to ask anyone with experience, my broody sat on 13 eggs but hatched one on Friday as we are now Monday and nothing else has hatched how long should I give it before I dispose of the other eggs, she is still sitting on them even though she is caring for her new chick. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 when was or is the hatch day ie day 21? and have your candled them at anytime over the 'incubation period' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersam Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 no I haven't candled them at all, this is the first time I have let one of my hens sit on her eggs in the hope that they hatch, the due date was the 5th of august so the fact that the first one arrived on Friday made me think that I had got the date wrong. along the way we did have 2 eggs break and they had almost fully formed babys in them. I hate the thoughts of disposing of eggs that may have a baby in them, also I have had a good listen and I cant hear anything. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
