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littlepekinflock
PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:02 pm 
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Hi,
My pekin hen has gone broody about 4-5 days ago & i ordered her pekin eggs 2 days ago (they will arrive tomorrow as not coming from too far) so by the time there under her she would've been broody for almost a week. Will she still still stay on the eggs long enough for them to hatch. Or will she abandon them a week before hatching? I've hatched chicks with a pekin bantam hen before but I can't remember when I got the eggs.
Thank you ! :clnava
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sue55
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She will be fine.
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littlepekinflock
PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:20 pm 
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sue55 wrote:
She will be fine.


Thanks :-)
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littlepekinflock
PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:29 pm 
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Also will the eggs still hatch after 2-3 days of being in the post?
Thanks! :fx
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70%cocoa
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Hatch rates are usually lower for posted eggs but if they've been carefully packed and come from healthy stock you should still get a result :) Fingers crossed for some chicks!

Your hen will keep sitting till the eggs hatch. They don't count the time, they just sit till chicks appear, however long that is.

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littlepekinflock
PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:17 pm 
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Yay they have a chance of hatching, thank you :yess
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