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post #1 of 16
8/1/11 at 6:55pm
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It seems like theres a ton of us on lockdown or actually hatching tonight!  For those that have hatched, can you post which day the excitement began (pips, peeping, zips, movement, etc.)?  I'm dying over here waiting for SOMETHING to happen!  On day 25 for our pekins...first hatch and crossing fingers!!!

Mom to 3 year old little girl, 9 month old little boy, 10 year old beagle, 2 cats and first time hatcher of pekin ducks ***all newbie advice accepted***
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post #2 of 16
8/1/11 at 6:57pm

I went into lockdown Friday at midnight. Mine hatched Saturday late night and Sunday am.  smile
Good Luck.


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post #3 of 16
8/1/11 at 7:19pm

Mine are hatching right now! Four have started. I've been posting updates on my thread "my first hatch". it's so exciting!

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post #4 of 16
8/1/11 at 7:23pm

I went on lockdown tonight. This is my third hatch and I hope it is always this exciting! I have 13 Lavender Orpingtons from the mail and one from my Wheaten Marans crossed with my white Leghorn.

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post #5 of 16
8/1/11 at 9:00pm

what exactly is "lockdown"? I have a barred rock sitting on some eggs right now, want to see if we can hatch them out but i dont want to do the incubator thing on right now.

Hens: 3 Golden Comets, 2 Speckled Sussex, 1 Brahma, 1 Ameraucana, 1 Black Sex Links, 1 Barred Rock Giant Cochin
Roosters: 1 Brahma

New Chicks: 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Black copper Maran, 1 Salmon Favorelle

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Hens: 3 Golden Comets, 2 Speckled Sussex, 1 Brahma, 1 Ameraucana, 1 Black Sex Links, 1 Barred Rock Giant Cochin
Roosters: 1 Brahma

New Chicks: 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Black copper Maran, 1 Salmon Favorelle

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post #6 of 16
8/1/11 at 9:30pm

I'm on lockdown as we speak. wee

When I moved them from the egg turner to the wire bottom tonight.... I got one that pipped right away.  I hope he makes it!  I have been hearing peeping, but nothing else pipped yet!

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post #7 of 16
8/2/11 at 2:45am

Lockdown was scheduled for the 4th but mine are tapping and a couple have a tiny pip! Hoping for a successful hatch! fl

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post #8 of 16
8/2/11 at 4:28am

I put mine in lock down saturday night and woke up to a new fuzzy but this morning.  jumpy
Chad:welcome

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post #9 of 16
8/2/11 at 5:28am
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Originally Posted by JeffJustJeff 

I went on lockdown tonight. This is my third hatch and I hope it is always this exciting! I have 13 Lavender Orpingtons from the mail and one from my Wheaten Marans crossed with my white Leghorn.


I have not ever had 13 eggs into lockdown when shipped, how far were they shipped from???? and if you don't mind who did you buy them from. I have had 3dz shipped and have only 2 chicks to show for it!!! Will keep an eye on this post!
Ayda
And great work:thumbsup

Mother of 2 boys, 8 horses, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 36 (now 90) laying girls, 1(now6)+ roosters and 2(+4) turkeys and wanting to expand next year!!(chickens that is)(Well already expanded lol) oh yeah and wife to one heck of a guy!!

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Mother of 2 boys, 8 horses, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 36 (now 90) laying girls, 1(now6)+ roosters and 2(+4) turkeys and wanting to expand next year!!(chickens that is)(Well already expanded lol) oh yeah and wife to one heck of a guy!!

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post #10 of 16
8/2/11 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by builderone 

I put mine in lock down saturday night and woke up to a new fuzzy but this morning.  jumpy
Chad:welcome


Congrats!!!  I'm jealous!!!  Day 26 here and still nothing roll

Mom to 3 year old little girl, 9 month old little boy, 10 year old beagle, 2 cats and first time hatcher of pekin ducks ***all newbie advice accepted***
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