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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: krystal on May 08, 2011, 12:37

Title: Today is day 21
Post by: krystal on May 08, 2011, 12:37

today is day 21 with eggs under mum, can you tell me how long i should leave the eggs there for unless they obv hatch please?

Title: Re: Today is day 21
Post by: PaulineM on May 08, 2011, 14:03

Hi
Probably another week if the broody continues to sit that long.
Did you candle them at any time? If you carefully lift them while the broody is off the eggs to toilet etc, listen to them to see if the are chipping, good luck and keep us posted.  :)

Title: Re: Today is day 21
Post by: krystal on May 08, 2011, 14:17

i didnt candle them, and she will only move off them when were not there but is eating and drinking when we go, i did try lift her wing earlyer but she attacked me  :wub:

Title: Re: Today is day 21
Post by: joyfull on May 08, 2011, 14:35

Leave her alone now - she will be able to feel any movement in the eggs and will if they are not viable get off and abandon them. As she is sat tight then something is moving  :D

Title: Re: Today is day 21
Post by: evie2 on May 08, 2011, 14:47

Exciting isn't it  :D

Title: Re: Today is day 21
Post by: bantam novice on May 08, 2011, 16:36

Keep us posted!  :D

Title: Re: Today is day 21
Post by: PaulineM on May 08, 2011, 19:19

Hi
Any signs yet??
Hopefully you will go out and find a little chick peeking out from under Mum, which is what happened to me 51/2 weeks ago.

Title: Re: Today is day 21
Post by: krystal on May 08, 2011, 19:49

nothing yet  :( :( :(