DIary of a novice, shipped egg, broody hatch

[appps]

No, our neighbours complained to council that we had chickens and when that got them nowhere suddenly our rooster was waking them at 5am and we had to get rid of it. I don't doubt they could hear him at 5am but only from their living area not the bedrooms up the other end and only because we see their lights on at 5 am anyway rooster or not.

Fingers crossed it's a girl, would be hard to give up after all this effort.

 

[andreanar]

Subscribed! Gotta hear how this turns out!

 

[appps]

Well our hatch is officially over. I just went and collected the last 5 eggs and candled them and I can assure you there will be no egg autopsies being performed as what's inside seems to have mostly liquified and there is no way I'm smelling that!

So to recap
12 eggs shipped from the opposite side of the country.
2 arrived cracked or broken
3 (including cracked one)didn't fit under penny so had some very hit and miss incubating done in a borrowed incubator that hadn't been set up prior - none developed
8 put under broody - 2 didn't do anything much, 1 stopped round 10 days, 4 stopped round lockdown, 1 hatched. In hind site it would only put 6 under her next time, I think she is actually small even for a silkie and think she struggled to cover them all.

While 1/12 sounds pretty bad, considering the amount of things we learnt as we went along I don't think you could 100% blame the shipping
planning to try again later in the year if she goes broody again as I still don't have my blue australorp and it was a thoroughly enjoyable( if stressful at the end) experience!

I'll post some photos of junior if penny ever let's it out from under her, at the moment it gets roused on every time it tries to poke it's beak out and pushed straight back under lol and then of course starts the saga of is it a boy or a girl

 

[appps]

And here it is!! Little peep on its first excursion out into the big wide world!

 

[maddogdodge]

Awww, its so cute!

Your photos are absolutely stunning! What camera/lens did you use for these shots?

 

[appps]

Awww, its so cute! 

Your photos are absolutely stunning! What camera/lens did you use for these shots?

I've got a canon 5D MKII and these were with the 70-200 lens.

 

[maddogdodge]

I've got a canon 5D MKII and these were with the 70-200 lens.

Oh nice!! I checked out your website, your photography is simply stunning

 

[andreanar]

Oh what sweet photos! Congrats on the cute little peep.

 

[CB and CG]

Your Splash Australorp is gorgeous Appps! Penny must be very proud. Keep us updated on HER progress

 

[appps]

Your Splash Australorp is gorgeous Appps! Penny must be very proud. Keep us updated on HER progress

Lol I know I keep calling it he because we have a he rabbit so it's habit. I just hope I haven't jinxed it lol.

Was pretty sure it was a splash but good to have confirmed