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Bit of an update on the eggs.
Disappointingly I think a lot of them were not fertile. Only 3 seem to have development and 1 of those has quit. So I only have 2 eggs out of 11 that might hatch. And 1 Wyandotte with them (out of 6).
The 2 Transylvanians that are developing look good. Nice movement and veins on candling.
So I now have the Polish sitting on the viable eggs, and the Sussex sitting on some that I wasn't 100% sure I would remove yet. I took 6 eggs out that were obviously clear.
Had a bit of a scare yesterday when I was giving the hens a break to eat and drink (Polish has got thinner than I would like), and I usually set a timer on Alexa for 15 mins to make sure they are back on the nest.
Well I got stuck into some work and forgot and it was about an hour later that I went back and found the Polish hen stressing and clucking and looking for her eggs. She only has to jump up a couple of feet to the nest box but can't seem to realise that that is in her power, so I lifted her up and put her back. The eggs were cold, and I was kicking myself for not setting a timer and forgetting the time. Mentally, I gave up on them.
Anyway, I candled again in the evening when it got dark and the 3 that I could see movement in the day before were wriggling away like tadpoles! Phew!
Mental note: Always set a timer and never trust a hen to have any common sense!
Disappointingly I think a lot of them were not fertile. Only 3 seem to have development and 1 of those has quit. So I only have 2 eggs out of 11 that might hatch. And 1 Wyandotte with them (out of 6).
The 2 Transylvanians that are developing look good. Nice movement and veins on candling.
So I now have the Polish sitting on the viable eggs, and the Sussex sitting on some that I wasn't 100% sure I would remove yet. I took 6 eggs out that were obviously clear.
Had a bit of a scare yesterday when I was giving the hens a break to eat and drink (Polish has got thinner than I would like), and I usually set a timer on Alexa for 15 mins to make sure they are back on the nest.
Well I got stuck into some work and forgot and it was about an hour later that I went back and found the Polish hen stressing and clucking and looking for her eggs. She only has to jump up a couple of feet to the nest box but can't seem to realise that that is in her power, so I lifted her up and put her back. The eggs were cold, and I was kicking myself for not setting a timer and forgetting the time. Mentally, I gave up on them.
Anyway, I candled again in the evening when it got dark and the 3 that I could see movement in the day before were wriggling away like tadpoles! Phew!
Mental note: Always set a timer and never trust a hen to have any common sense!