you lose some , you win some

We put some eggs to hatch at the end of January 

We were expecting them to start to hatch a few days ago. But nothing has happened  and no signs of activity Unfertilised eggs make a sloshing sound when you shake them gently and we identified one that was like this. But the others ? 

Well, we have waited to see what happens. They were stored in the barn - a suitable cool place and weve put them there before whilst collecting a batch to incubate all at the same time .

But this time ? Nothing. 

So I cracked one open to see what has happened 

Speaking to friends in the Lake District with chickens, they had eggs that were outside freezing  and cracking open. ut that didnt happen to ours . So we are assuming that they got just cold enough to interfere with the germination and growth of the very early embryo. 

But the good news is that the eggs we put to incubate a week later have  started to hatch.