Woohoo! Mama is going broody again! Yay!

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Yay!! Exciting news!

Mama is starting to go broody again! Yay!

She has hatched two clutches. And after the second one, she hasn't gone broody since last Feb/March.

I have an incubator full set to hatch this Sunday, and planned on gathering eggs this week to put in more. So, if she's gonna stay. I'm gonna collect more!

Last two nights she stayed in, so I'm patientlt waiting!

All these offspring are going to be meat. I have a thread about them, dual purpose Brahma/Eggers.

Still haven't found chicks in store so we are using our own fertilized eggs. HOPEFULLY this next batch is still fertile! Roo went back into time out, he's still maturing and learning good manners.

 

[Mrs. K]

Just love this time of year!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Just love this time of year!

I'm excited to see babies in summer and not winter lol her first two clutches hung out under her more than I would have expected lol

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Gave Mama 12 eggs today... Two hours later the power goes out --have 12 in incubator inside. my plan last night during our severe weather had been to place incubator eggs under Mama until power ... Then I place eggs under her and bam! Lol go figure! All good though, we have a plan! If we have to they'll get moved to work if it's down for to long lol

However, Mama seems happy!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

As of day 4, 5 have visible embryos. Because we still had no idea which girls were still fertile (cockerels got out in time out) we were taking a gamble. I used our first hatch-incubator- as a color reference for what eggs to collect but knew my time was limited for gathering as it had been roughly 3 weeks. So we'll take it! Lol I have to check her nest daily anyway for imposters lol today there was only one extra.

*Green is fake

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Same five! I'm getting better at candling!

Three of the five, the olive eggs I could see but not photo

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Just for fun I put the Govee under Mama. It shows 98.9 °F and 37.9% humidity lol

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

5 of 5 have internally pipped. Really neat to see it! Babies soon!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Some of the internal, I can see with naked eye but photo is difficult lol

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

One day- give or take! I had it counted wrong and thought today was the day, tomorrow is day 21.​

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All were moving this morning. Heard a few cheeps. Excited!​