The Broody Blog
Hatching guides, seasonal notes, marketplace news and the odd column - written by the people who run Broody.
Meet the Broody Hatch Planner: every hatch, planned to the day
Second hatch, and can't quite remember when to candle or when lockdown starts? The free Broody Hatch Planner works out every job for your eggs, on the right day, and tells you why it matters.
How long should I rest hatching eggs for… and why 🧪
The simple answer... rest posted hatching eggs between 12 - 24 hours, pointy end down, before you set them. And it's not the myth of re-attaching air cells... we explore what the science says to help you understand why as well as how long.
What the science ACTUALLY says about posted hatch rates
Everyone says half. We went looking for the data behind it and found ninety years of peer-reviewed research instead: a 1936 experiment on jolted eggs, the vibration studies, the storage curve, the cold lorry, the origin of the 24-hour rest, and which of the hobby rules survive contact with the evidence.