Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Xxluke11xX on July 31, 2010, 08:39
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iv had s buff sussex siting on 6 eggs for 21 days now and theres not a sound coming from any of the eggs and i cant see any pipping. I put the eggs under her 3 weeks ago but i didn't put them under her till 2 pm that day would this have an affect on the hatch. She's been coming off the eggs 3-4 times a day the last two days then going back on them. Any answers would help thanks luke .. :(
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Be patient, they could come out at any time - but are you 100% sure that the eggs are fertile? Are they still warm and can you hear anything from them - try holding them up to your ear as you can hear them cheeping whilst they are still in the shell. Also, when your broody is off them, watch the eggs carefully as you can often see them rock as the chicks move inside, especially when they are near to hatching. Let us know how things turn out.
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1 other thing i put the eggs under the broody on the 10 july but not till 2pm that day and its the 31st today i tried putting my ear to the eggs and nothing i allso tapped it and still nothing im sure there fertile because i had for cracked eggs that i had to take out and they all had chicks in i took these out on day 14 and day 16 :(
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Wouldn't worry too much about the time, although I have heard suggestions that it's best done during the evening. Had mine hatch out between days 20 and 22. Is she ignoring any of the eggs as they do seem to know which are the ones to stay with
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no shes staying on all the egg makes a noise when you go near her. shes been out twice today has some food and water then goes back on the eggs :wacko:
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Have any of the eggs hatched successfully?
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no she always clcuking quitely to her self dont no what to do
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Don't worry yet, some even hatch on day 25 :) Yours are possibly going to hatch late. Let us know how it goes :)
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thanks pretty chick she falling a sleep and in the nest and when you go near her she makes like a clcuking sound i hope they hatch this is the first time iv ever done this :)
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It's as bad as waiting outside a maternity ward :lol: Hope all goes well and that you can pass out the virtual cigars soon. ;)
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its day 23 on my second batch and ones pipped and the other 3 are silent...but I candled them and they are alive...the moral of the story is don't worry, and patience :)...they will hatch :)
During hatching the mother hen quietly clucks to the eggs to reassure and encourage the chicks :).
Let us know :)
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ive got 20 eggs in the incubator, its also day 21 and im waiting very patiently - well no im not actually. 8)
its amazing how much time you can spend staring at an egg that does nothing!! :wacko:
its my first time and try hatching eggs so hope something happens soon! i got the eggs off several different breeders as i have no cockerel so have no idea if they will hatch ???
also have another 8 eggs under a broody which are due to hatch tomorrow or monday - how exciting!
hope it yours all hatch out, good luck! :D
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thanks guys rll let you no what happens ;)
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Day one is the day AFTER you put the eggs in. It is not an exact science and as others have said they can hatch up to several days after day 21. Good luck :)
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Its HATCH OFF! mine started pipping last night and first chick out this morning with others on the way - a cute frizzle polish!
let you know how things progress
:D :D :D :nowink:
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How're things going Luke? Have any hatched? :)
That's great to hear jobson :) Looking forward to seeing the piccies ;)
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Don't give up - today is day 25 for mine and the first (out of three) has just hatched and she is still sat tight so hopefully the others may still be viable :)
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hi guys none hatched i had 4 bad eggs with nothing in and i had a cracked 1 with a dead chick in it . But i got 1 left that is ok so im hoping that will hatch. I have alos purchesd a incbator and i am going to hatch some in there :D i would alos like some advice on what eggs to get i want some really go egg laying hens. i was also thinking of geting 2 foster chicks for my broody hen any idears what to do on that front thanks luke ;)
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I am also in the same position, waiting for my first clutch of eggs under my broody hen and getting stressed. At first I didn't realise she was broody, I thought she was ill (cos I'm a newbie!), so don't have a completely clear idea of how long she has been sitting on them but it is certainly around the 21 day time now. What is worrying me is that now she won't move off the nest. I have put food and water nearby but she doesn't seem to touch them and it is very warm here. I know nature knows best but I am still getting very worried about her. How long should I leave her like this?
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hi, im still fairly new myself but my broodie has been sat for 21 days, i leave her corn and water and i didnt think she moved either and tried pushing her off in an attempt to get her up but she just sat back down again looking very annoyed at me, i hav since seen her a couple of times get up have a quick drink and few pieces of corn then sit again, it could be that yours is doing this when you not there, advice ive had is not to worry as she is very unlikely to just sit there and die as like you said nature knows best and they read their bodies and will react to it accordingly.
they go into a trance like state so assume everything slows down, as not moving around they requuire less food for energy, id say dont panic and im sure she will be up and about with the chicks soon!
good luck!
i have 11 chicks in the incubator now and still some pipping to come out, 7 under the broodie!
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Wow, we have our first chick, our very first chick and I am so pleased!!!! Even though I thought I had messed it up Saturday by moving the hen to make her quarters better (then she wouldn't get back on the eggs until I put it back the way it was by which time the clutch was cooling!!!). She is still sitting on three other eggs, so we might even get more in the next day or so. I can't believe how much worry these little things have caused but I have learnt a lot and will know much better next time. I was just worried that my bumbling ways had jeopardised the clutch but so far so good! I have even managed to get the hen to eat a little (I put a dish of tinned sweetcorn in front of her and that seemed to do the trick!).
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Oh how lovely another little chick, so pleased for you and hopefully over the next day or so a few more will hatch :)
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weldone, amazing isnt it. i have a final count of 16 hatched out of 20 so very pleased with this, 3 were infertile and the other died in the egg at what looks like about 2 weeks.
cant wait to get the next lot in!
:D
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i have some large hens there eggs can take up to 28 days to hatch
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Day one is the day AFTER you put the eggs in. It is not an exact science and as others have said they can hatch up to several days after day 21. Good luck :)
Yes I think Luke was being a little premature in his initial post it's 21 elapsed days from the point at which they set which is after they reach chicken body temperature. So the evening of July 31 was 21 elapsed days and it seems his all hatched around 1st Aug which is not far out. As has been said the conditions in which they are incubated can vary the hatch time as can the breed and size of egg but usually once they start they tend to all hatch within 36 hours or so.
HF
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Great news :) How exciting! I can't wait for mine to hatch (due around 15th August) and I'm sure I'll be checking dozens of times a day all next week. Do you have any Pics?