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    First hatch of the year.

    Here's several of my first batch
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    First hatch of the year.

    Well, as of today, we're at 6 hatched out of 11 eggs. The remaining 5 have no pips, and no rocking. On the day 18 candling, all 11 eggs had the same level of development. Today is day 21, so we're going to give the remaining eggs a few days to try and hatch. I'm happy with 6 if that's all we get...
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    First hatch of the year.

    Woke up to a third silkie, buff. With another obvious pip and two very big zips!
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    First hatch of the year.

    Number two!
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    First hatch of the year.

    First one hatched, second on the way!
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    First hatch of the year.

    First pip and first peeps from one of my silkie eggs just now. I'm a little worried though,it's 39 hours early.
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    First hatch of the year.

    Just went into lockdown!
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    First hatch of the year.

    Final candle, 3 more stopped developing. Still we're at 11 of 16 shipped silkie eggs that are developing well. Lockdown starts tomorrow at 7pm!
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    First hatch of the year.

    Candled this morning (day 9). Out of 8 buff silkie eggs, 7 had visible veins and dark masses, some you could even see the embryo moving! 1 was clear, so its getting tossed. All 4 black/blue/splash eggs are developing, and 3 out of 4 white eggs are as well. So 2 clear out of 16 eggs, which were...
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    First hatch of the year.

    Cold weather lowered my house temp significantly, and the eggs got down to 97 degrees for several hours. I'm really hoping that they still hatch, but being small silkie eggs, and my first hatch, I'm a bit concerned. Stupid polar vortex.
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 12/30/13 - Picture by Ruby Mia

    Come out of the egg they said, it'll be fun they said...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I blame myself, the only access to the coop is in the run, but instead of making a proper roof for the run, I just put chicken wire over it, looks like a critter got in through a gap. Spent the morning making a proper roof for the run and double checking every inch of the coop and run. I live in...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Lost a bird this morning, pretty sure it was a raccoon. The ONE time I forget to close the coop at night. Lucky we only lost one I suppose.
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    First hatch of the year.

    Eggs are getting up to room temp, marked and ready to go in the bator at 7 tonight! 8 buff, 4 black, and 4 white, all silkie!
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    First hatch of the year.

    I'm putting some in the bator and some under a broody silkie on Thursday night or Friday morning. Bator is warmed up and stable, can't wait for the eggs!
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