Hen laid a second clutch of 8 eggs, laid every 2nd day after the 1st egg was laid, she started sitting as soon as the first was laid as the 1st egg hatched as expected on Jan 3rd. Then the 2nd egg hatched yesterday (4th), making me think I had miscalculated and then today (5th) the 3rd hatched! All seemingly happy and healthy for now... Either I grossly miscalculated from the 1st egg being laid or the presence of 1st round chicks has 'upset' the balance (haven't been any present for a week now).

Hen laid a second clutch of 8 eggs, laid every 2nd day after the 1st egg was laid, she started sitting as soon as the first was laid as the 1st egg hatched as expected on Jan 3rd. Then the 2nd egg hatched yesterday (4th), making me think I had miscalculated and then today (5th) the 3rd hatched! All seemingly happy and healthy for now... Either I grossly miscalculated from the 1st egg being laid or the presence of 1st round chicks has 'upset' the balance (haven't been any present for a week now).

Incubation time is a rough guestimate ... in fact it tends to be a little longer in winter and a tad shorter in summer as temperature plays a big part