ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[daisychick]

Yes you did the right thing. Keep it warm and hopefully it should hatch. Did you check the other eggs for signs of life? You can quickly candle them and if you see movement they are still ok. Or sometimes I lightly tap on the eggs and the chick inside will cheap back at me. Hope they make it!

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

You did a great thing! Keep them in the incubator for a couple more days even if they don't hatch, before throwing them away. Sometimes there are late hatchers. Keep your humidity in the 60%-75% range if you can. Add wet sponges, wet paper towels etc. to help raise humidity.

I was also wondering how a hen picks up an egg? Just curious, not trying to be mean.

 

[autumnprairie]

 

[BrownSheep]

I was also wondering how a hen picks up an egg? Just curious, not trying to be mean.

I was wondering the same thing .

 

[elevan]

I was also wondering how a hen picks up an egg? Just curious, not trying to be mean.

I was wondering the same thing .

Since I've seen her do this before, I know the answer...she uses her beak to tuck the egg into her "armpit" and that's how she picks them up to move them long distance.

 

[elevan]

You did a great thing! Keep them in the incubator for a couple more days even if they don't hatch, before throwing them away. Sometimes there are late hatchers. Keep your humidity in the 60%-75% range if you can. Add wet sponges, wet paper towels etc. to help raise humidity.

I've got them in with the eggs that I've got in there incubating that won't hatch until next week. Will increasing the humidity that much have an ill effect on those eggs?

 

[Roll farms]

It shouldn't ruin the hatch, I've staggered hatches w/ set eggs before. Not sayin' it's GOOD for it....but you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

You did a great thing! Keep them in the incubator for a couple more days even if they don't hatch, before throwing them away. Sometimes there are late hatchers. Keep your humidity in the 60%-75% range if you can. Add wet sponges, wet paper towels etc. to help raise humidity.

I've got them in with the eggs that I've got in there incubating that won't hatch until next week. Will increasing the humidity that much have an ill effect on those eggs?

I forgot about those eggs. I would think that keeping the humidity at a good range for both clutches would be fine. Meaning don't go too humidity happy, but don't make the humidity too low either. About 50% humidity should be fine for both, in my opinion. What is your humidity now?
High humidity can hurt your other eggs by filling the air sac with water instad of air, causing the chicks to drown. But keeping your humidity too low for your new eggs can cause them to shrink wrap and die.
Just my two cents worth. Good luck.

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

I was also wondering how a hen picks up an egg? Just curious, not trying to be mean.

I was wondering the same thing .

Since I've seen her do this before, I know the answer...she uses her beak to tuck the egg into her "armpit" and that's how she picks them up to move them long distance.

That is amazing, I wonder if she somehow sensed that that one egg is going to hatch so she moved it with her? Pretty neat.

 

[autumnprairie]