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post #31 of 39
2/17/12 at 7:04am

There were 2 pips in the incubator this morning...nothing new since.hu.gif Guess I just have to let them rest!

Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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post #32 of 39
2/17/12 at 8:13am
I glanced in the hatcher on my way to work this morning, and there were several pips. I'm leaving tonight for the Fresno poultry show, so I guess my husband will have to let me know how they do tomorrow. I have one Marans egg in there, and they are notoriously late hatchers, so I don't expect to crack open the hatcher until Sunday evening.
I lost my whole flock due to poor biosecurity. Read about it here: Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and learn from my mistakes so it doesn't happen to you.
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I lost my whole flock due to poor biosecurity. Read about it here: Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and learn from my mistakes so it doesn't happen to you.
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post #33 of 39
2/17/12 at 8:38am

Cowgirl -your patience amazes me.  Maybe hatching gets less stressful with experience. thumbsup.gif

 

Are you showing or buying @ the Fresno show.  I had planned to go and look for "SQ Silkies" but then I decided to order these eggs and try hatching myself.  I think it was a good choice financially as well as educationally (since we incorporated it into our science curriculum).

Have a nice time at the show!

Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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post #34 of 39
2/17/12 at 9:18am
Yes, it gets less exciting when you do it all the time.

I'm showing one bird, this is my first show. My cockerel got in a fight, so I had to scratch him, but I will have one large fowl Silver Laced Wyandotte pullet in the show. I still have to give her another bath today before I drive down there to coop in. Should be interesting, but I'm happy to be starting at this size show and not a giant one.
I lost my whole flock due to poor biosecurity. Read about it here: Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and learn from my mistakes so it doesn't happen to you.
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I lost my whole flock due to poor biosecurity. Read about it here: Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and learn from my mistakes so it doesn't happen to you.
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post #35 of 39
2/18/12 at 8:08pm
How did you all do? I hope better than I did. I had the worst hatch of the year. 8/10 Silver Laced Wyandottes, which is fine, but only 2/11 Blue Laced Reds and I've been getting 100% hatches on those. And one Marans egg is in there, but that one was iffy when I candled.
I lost my whole flock due to poor biosecurity. Read about it here: Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and learn from my mistakes so it doesn't happen to you.
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I lost my whole flock due to poor biosecurity. Read about it here: Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and learn from my mistakes so it doesn't happen to you.
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post #36 of 39
2/18/12 at 9:33pm

Hey Cowgirl, how was the Fresno show? 

 

So far, only 4 out of 10 eggs hatched.  2 of them hatched yesterday (Day 21) and then 2 hatched today (Day 22).  I still have 6 in the 'bator and none of them even have a pip? hu.gif  I'm still really hoping more hatch.  Have you ever had any hatch on 3 different days before?

Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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post #37 of 39
2/19/12 at 6:57am

Sorry to hear that your bad news. I just went down to the sheds to feed and water animals and my banty has hatched all 6 of her eggs. The little ones all seem to be doing fine. They look kind of like chipmunks with 2 black stripes down thier backs.

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post #38 of 39
2/19/12 at 8:07am

Jim's camera 117.JPGHere is a picture of one of the chicks. This is my first time posting a picture on the internet so I appologize in advance if I screw it up.

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post #39 of 39
2/20/12 at 12:40pm

Jimnter...they are very cute!

Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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Wife of 1 wonderful husband, homeschooling mom to 1 super son and "MamaRoo" to 1 Shih-Tzu (that can't be trusted around my chicks), 1 RIR, 1 BO, 1 PBR and we provide room & board to occasional Cornish X (give or take 8 weeks)!

 

 5 Easter Egger chicks and 16 Silkie chicks!

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