August 2023 hatch-a-long

[tranquiliti]

Finally a keet that looks pearl gray! Dad = pied (pearl+white) and mom could be any of my 3 hens: 2 p.g. or the one lavender.

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

What a pretty baby!

I did a quick candle while I was turning the eggs manually earlier, 3 are definitely developing. The one with the saddled air cell and odd streaks still looks clear but unless it start to smell I'll give it 10 days before throwing it out.

 

[AusHen]

Day19 I have a chick and an egg pipped. I wasn't expecting it so when I went into the room and heard it I got a little shock

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

2 power outtages last night...
I don't think it will affect the eggs...but good golly molly...the rain could have waited 7 more days

 

[The crazy Poultry hoarder]

I got some duck eggs that should hatch in the next couple of days

 

[The crazy Poultry hoarder]

Wow the twins look so cool, I hope somehow they make it through hatching!

I ended up getting 4 muscovy eggs. One seems different from the other three. The aircell is a bit larger and off to the side a bit, and it has greyish streaks towards the pointy end. Not sure if that means anything since I've never candled duck eggs before and I don't know what normal looks like... Sooo, I'll just let them sit overnight in case the air cell moves back up and start incubating in the morning.

That's normal for a muscovy egg

 

[junior67]

Finally a keet that looks pearl gray! Dad = pied (pearl+white) and mom could be any of my 3 hens: 2 p.g. or the one lavender.View attachment 3597770

So cute!

 

[junior67]

Day19 I have a chick and an egg pipped. I wasn't expecting it so when I went into the room and heard it I got a little shock

Lol. So exciting!!! Can't wait for pics

 

[junior67]

Still day 19 here, think day 20 starts in like 6 hrs?

I have 4 chicks hatched, which surprised me a bit when I woke up since I went to bed about 6 hr ago and had 1 chick and 2 pips, one was close to zipping so expected that chick. The other one that was pipped still hasn't hatched. The other 2 unless I missed where they were pipped weren't even pipped yet 6 hrs ago. lol. One is still wet other is partially dry.

Then I have 4 more pipped. And 4 doing nothing yet which made me nervous but guess shouldn't since it isn't quite day 20. Lol

2 are from my EE hen and one of my Cochin Roos.

The other 2 are CCL. One girl and the one still wet is a bit hard to tell but may be male.

 

[junior67]

one more has pipped so only 3 left to go. I need to go to work. hopefully come home to lots more babies in there! But sad I am missing all the hatches! LOL

When I get home I need to move the 2 week olds to the outside brooder (need to reset that up since I had cleaned it out after the last batch) and redo the inside brooder so that the new ones can go in. I would keep them in there together for now but the heat on the MHP is low for the 2 week olds and I like the new babies to really have their legs before I mix them. LOL