State of survival incubator tips9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() get them back into the nest and repeat this step in about 3 or 4 days, if the unclear eggs still show nothing, discard them, don't worry, there's no life in there! ( if you have a dog you know what to do :D ) why discard? - the unfertilized eggs can rot and the gases/or moisture can kill the unhatched chicks around. Mark all eggs if they are fertilized or unclear and lay them back into the carton. In a fertilzed egg you should see a small dark point with small spiderweb- lines around. carry them to your dark room and light through the eggs (like shown below) my camera is not good enough so click on this link to see what we are looking after. While the hen is away from the nest, take all eggs carefully and lay them into the egg carton. you'll needĪn egg carton a strong flashlight a pencil - never use a marker it could harm your chicks! a really dark room offer her water and wheat every day(!) but she won't eat that much.Īfter 7 days it's time for candling the eggs. ![]() Now wait for 2 or 3 days, until you are sure that she remains on the nest. close the opening of the nest with a towel or something now carefully lift her up and carry her to the new nest. Take the fake eggs from your hen and put them into the "new" nest. Why? - chicken can't see very well when it's dark and will remain calm and unaffected. ![]() comfortable, fill it with straw - separate from all other chickens, to avoid disturbing and distraction - dark - silent - safe from predators ![]() the other chicken may kill your new hatched chicks the other hens or the rooster may disturb and distract her and she will leaves the eggs, and stops to brood. Why? - the other chicken may lay eggs in the brood-nest and you have always eggs in a different phase - that means some chicks will die. Prepare a separate nest, there she can sit undisturbed of the other chickens in your coop. ![]()
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