August Hatch-A-Long

[calichicken]

Lockdown!! Woohoo now just to wait patiently... Might have to go out tomorrow to stop myself checking the viewing window every two minutes lol!

YAY...yes you should be out and about...away from the bator!!! LOL

 

[Trophamus]

Best breed in the world, Black Penedesenca. IMHO

I have 6 chicks from the flocks that were all killed. All the eggs in now and those that will be set are from a single flock and a single rooster. Makes it tough to work on genetic diversity when you lose 11 roosters.

Good luck with your hatch. I personally find it harder when I lose a rooster because I keep so few compared to hens.

 

[Mermaid909]

My eggs arrived by mail todaye  One broke  but the rest look good. Letting them settle from the ride and hopefully putting them under my broody by Monday!!

Sorry about the lost egg sometimes I am just amazed that eggs even can survive the trip with the way some of the packages are handled.

 

[calichicken]

Sorry about the lost egg

sometimes I am just amazed that eggs even can survive the trip with the way some of the packages are handled.

Thanks and AGREED! With shipped eggs it is always a risk you have to expect! My eggs were packaged VERY well and still one broke

But 5 more to focus on now! I feel like my hatch is so puny compared to everyone else...LOL

 

[Mermaid909]

Most of mine are tiny because they are bantams This is going to be a long 21 days. I hope someone who will be hatching emu or peafowl joins in the hatch.

 

[stargazer1974]

I candled my 8 ancona duck eggs Wednesday night (day 7) and had one quitter. Hoping the rest make it! They're due august 6.

 

[calichicken]

I candled my 8 ancona duck eggs Wednesday night (day 7) and had one quitter. Hoping the rest make it!

They're due august 6.

Me too!! I love ducks!!! How are your chicken eggs coming along?

 

[calichicken]

Lockdown!! Woohoo now just to wait patiently... Might have to go out tomorrow to stop myself checking the viewing window every two minutes lol!

How ya doing???? Staying away from that bator???LOL

 

[boyswillbeboys]

I'm setting a batch of silkie eggs early next week, as soon as my July hatch is done (due monday) I had 1/5 make it to lock down, for the silkie eggs, but I have a number of barnyard mixes in the bator too. I'll have 4 Black Australorps as well in my Aug hatch, I'm pushing it into the winter, but unless I buy a silkie roo, this is my last chance to get pure white silkies, though some may already have been fertilized by my EE boys

 

[stargazer1974]

Me too!! I love ducks!!! How are your chicken eggs coming along?

I had 4 clear and 8 quitters. There are 11 still in the bator. I'll be happy if 6 will hatch.