11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

[elisabeth_]

They are so cute!

thank you!

 

[elisabeth_]

Hatched 5 of 7!

Congrats!!

 

[Cre8joy]

Looks female from the side. If it has the spot on its head, it's male. If not, then it's female.

It's pure black!!!! No spots yay little girl!

 

[Mylied]

I had 3 ducklings hatch but one struggled a lot and passed at 2 days old. Here's the other two.

 

[AgnesGray]

I had 3 ducklings hatch but one struggled a lot and passed at 2 days old. Here's the other two.View attachment 2097733

They're adorable! Sorry about the one you lost.

 

[kelseyk]

Here are my Easter HAL chicks with my non-Easter HAL Sapphire Gem chicks.

 

[ronott1]

Hatched 5 of 7!

 

[ronott1]

Only 18 of mine hatched.

I am so sorry! Temperature spikes can mess up a hatch for sure

 

[ronott1]

Here are my Easter HAL chicks with my non-Easter HAL Sapphire Gem chicks.View attachment 2097808

Nice basket of chicks!

Do you use rubber shelf liner in the bottom?

 

[kelseyk]

Nice basket of chicks!

Do you use rubber shelf liner in the bottom?

I have shelf liner in the incubator and a cardboard box with wood shavings in it to transport them to the sheep tank in the shop bathroom that I use for a brooder that also has wood shavings in it. This was just a "quick, what can I find to put the chicks in to take them outside to better lighting to snap a quick picture and then take them right back" plastic container. They were not in there for more than 5 minutes. I wouldn't dream of leaving them in such a slick container for a long period of time.