Hello,
Today my black swedish hen hatched three babies. But I found two other eggs that were opened and the ducklings inside were dead
Yesterday I checked her and she had only two eggs almost ready to hatch and three more cracked so I said let her be in peace until this morning...
This is what happened and now I feel responsible and sad and I feel so bad about her and her babies. This is her very first attempt about being a mother and I have no idea about helping her in hatching, if I could, I would have sit on her eggs with her while she was waiting there patiently...
Anyway, she had 12 eggs, two days ago she broke one. it was a bad one, so I assumed she knew what she was doing... She is left with six eggs now which I cannot hear at all, though they look darker and they are a bit heavy. She is at her 26th day. One egg seemed to be colder while the rest (5) were warmer...
What should I do? What shall I expect? And will there be more babies? Will there be more dead babies??? Why did that happen?
I am a starter and my hen is really young too! I have no clue! Please help!!!
Today my black swedish hen hatched three babies. But I found two other eggs that were opened and the ducklings inside were dead
Yesterday I checked her and she had only two eggs almost ready to hatch and three more cracked so I said let her be in peace until this morning...
This is what happened and now I feel responsible and sad and I feel so bad about her and her babies. This is her very first attempt about being a mother and I have no idea about helping her in hatching, if I could, I would have sit on her eggs with her while she was waiting there patiently...
Anyway, she had 12 eggs, two days ago she broke one. it was a bad one, so I assumed she knew what she was doing... She is left with six eggs now which I cannot hear at all, though they look darker and they are a bit heavy. She is at her 26th day. One egg seemed to be colder while the rest (5) were warmer...
What should I do? What shall I expect? And will there be more babies? Will there be more dead babies??? Why did that happen?
I am a starter and my hen is really young too! I have no clue! Please help!!!