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feelingbroody

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Hatching eggs 🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣
« on: March 31, 2015, 20:09 »
Hi all

Sorry to ask such a simple question but I wanted to know ----
If I put three eggs under a broody today and six tomorrow - generally does the hen sit until all the eggs hatch ??
At what point does she give up on any not hatched or should I remove any after say day 25 ?
And will the chicks that hatch first be ok if she is still sitting on Un hatched eggs

Thank you - xx
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Sassy

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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2015, 21:08 »
Best to put all eggs under her at the same time, this is usual practice.  Just keep the eggs you have now at room temperature and turn them am and pm. Good luck  :)
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2015, 21:22 »
Eeek sassy I feel I may have been to eager !! I put three under today and putting 6 under to or tow when they arrive - she's a robust broody so I can put dynamite under her and she still sits so hoping praying this will be ok - I was just concerned that some would hatch and she wouldn't sit on the others

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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2015, 22:21 »
They seem to know if more will hatch ! 24 hrs should not be a problem
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2015, 07:37 »
Fingers crossed sparkyrog thank you :)

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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2015, 18:29 »
Broodys just somehow know what they are doing it is quite amazing really. To start she will sit on some and not others to try to bring the hatch time around the same . The broody will also decide once hatched to give up on any unhatched. It is one of those things where you panic but nature knows best  :)  Good Luck


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