Did a quick hunt with the search tool - but it is late for me and so i'm posting a new topic. link me to any that you know of.

 

I believe my hen spent the night last night off her eggs. sounded like one of them was in trouble (screaming noise) so i had to turn the light on to check on them at about 8.30pm. she was in the box at that point and i tried not to bother her but she came out. Whoever it was was silent as soon as the light was on.

 

I moved the night light a bit closer to them just in case and left them. at 5.30am (about when i get ready for work) i checked on them as it is just getting light then, and it seemed that she was sleeping on the perch.

 

Now to the question: The eggs should start hatching any day now (i had marked today as the possible start of hatchings). Is it possible that any survived in the eggs if she had stayed off the nest?

Has anyone had experience in this?

 

I've not had any other hen not rush back into the box at any hour of the day. She was in there when i returned home and rushed back in after my check, as normal.

Edited April 27, 201114 yr by *Nerwen*

I have had freezing cold eggs hatch.......a percentage of them will. Hope some of yours do too.

yep dont give up you may just of seen her having a rest but as kaz said i too have had eggs hatch in fact i took a egg out thinking it was dead in shell two days latter when i opened all my eggs to see the stage they got to (as i do too see if was infection or breach so on it was very cold but alive and wiggling even though cold (the chick was stone cold ) i heatted with warm breath for bit fed it one fed on tooth pick (yogit) i stuck under a mum and chick lived so never say die till its actually dead

same goes with chicks fallen from nest or tossed aside i warm up everything for half hour before classing it dead just last month i saved a stone cold stiff dead chick at 2 weeks had come out nest was so stiff but i warmmed it up under breath then straight n side infrount of electric heater held it for ten mins then a toe moved then a gasp i was so suprized as it is rare a stiffy comes back but people forget the birds go into a comma from cold lack of warmth then they die why when birds are unwell they respond well or better when warmth is provided

good luck let us know verdict

hope its happy one

thanks guys, only three of the eggs are fertile, i was leaving her be anyway. She has been sitting on them since then. I was worried has I've not had that before and both birds are first timers.