tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343418039422454577.post5437895540754882768..comments2024-01-12T06:15:58.743-05:00Comments on Hillside Homestead: A whole variety of things going on, but mostly chicks. Couretonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343418039422454577.post-21941640159529004752015-05-21T11:02:58.288-04:002015-05-21T11:02:58.288-04:00We still have the eggs inside, I'm fairly sure...We still have the eggs inside, I'm fairly sure it's been too long though since it's been 4 days now. Ahhh well, next time I'll know and see what we can do. That said, 5 chicks is probably a good start to try this without getting overwhelmed space wise.Couretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343418039422454577.post-77655946018998573632015-05-20T22:28:35.560-04:002015-05-20T22:28:35.560-04:00Just for future reference. At the late stages the...Just for future reference. At the late stages the eggs can get cold and still be ok. In fact the conditions for the last few days are a bit more flexible than for the first 80% of incubation time.<br />Early in my chicken rearing years I had a similar situation to you and after a few eggs hatched the hen stopped brooding. I didn't notice for a day and a half. I was sure that the cold day and cold night would have killed all the un hatched chicks. I began throwing the eggs into the woods when I realized that there was peeping coming from the egg I was about to toss. I used a heating pad, a wash cloth and a paper bag to incubate the egg for 3 day until it hatched. I felt really bad about the eggs that I had hurled into the woods before I noticed the peeping since some of them may have also been alive.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049249756470172680noreply@blogger.com