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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Maddox on June 06, 2009, 02:06:42 pm

Title: How Long??
Post by: Maddox on June 06, 2009, 02:06:42 pm

Hi all

My 2nd batch of eggs have been under my broody for 23 days now, only one egg hatched so far(from first batch), I had a quick look today and nowt seems to be happening, may I ask how long do I give them to hatch before I remove them??

Many thanks

Maddox

Title: Re: How Long??
Post by: dixie on June 06, 2009, 04:24:51 pm

Hi Maddox! leave them be, the hen will decide when she's fed up waiting and will move off the nest, then take them away and break them open to see what happened.

Title: Re: How Long??
Post by: Maddox on June 06, 2009, 04:57:23 pm

Will do Dixie, what would I do without you.....lol

xx

Title: Re: How Long??
Post by: doganjo on June 08, 2009, 09:42:33 pm

Not likely to hatch now, and if you do open them, don't have any kids or squeamish folk nearby.  Can be a bot gruesome