February 2017 Hatch-a-long

[lilwildrabbit]

Yep symptoms of chick addiction lol

 

[theceltichorse]

I guess your into chick production lol your hooked!!!! Now you need to join chicks anonymous lol

You need to come for help on Hatchaholics Unite!

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Ok now how long does it usually take for them to dry off ???

 

[WVduckchick]

Ok now how long does it usually take for them to dry off ???

Depends on how wet they came out, and how high your humidity is, but usually an hour or so, they will fluff up quite a bit.

 

[orrpeople]

Ok now how long does it usually take for them to dry off ???

I usually leave them in there for a day or so - i hate risking a humidity drop when I open the bator to get them out. If the chicks are driving me crazy knocking intot he other eggs and chasing around, then i will load a water spray bottle with warm water, quickly whisk them out and give the inside walls of the bator a couple sprays to keep humidity up.

 

[Cerise1924]

Well, I just got 100 posts behind, so I didn't read the last bit.....Chicks are hatching! I have 4 drying off in the incubator now, 5 pipped, 1 zipped, 2 nothings happened and 14 in the brooder. The two with no activity, I think one is a dud, but I've seen the other on jumping. Here are pictures:

Comet, she was the first to hatch.

Stardust

Stella (I am in LOVE with her feathered feet.

Luna.

I have alot more, but those are the ones I have taken pictures of.

 

[theceltichorse]

@cuzChickens

What kind of chicks? They are beautiful!

 

[Cerise1924]

Well, it's February 28, so I have to ask...
Is anyone going to start a March Hatch-a-Long?

(I tried my best to NOT start another hatching round, but those enablers on the Hatch-a-holic thread posted such cute chick pics... and so I have more hatching eggs on the way. Yay!!)

 

[Jim121898]

Well so far two hatches in and I'm 10-10. I must say if it continues like this, after all four hatches I will have 30 EEs. Needless to say I have started a third coop and run. I would have never guessed I would hatch this many. I will be building a new brooder tomorrow to accommodate all the chicks.

 

[orrpeople]

Well, it's February 28, so I have to ask...
Is anyone going to start a March Hatch-a-Long?

(I tried my best to NOT start another hatching round, but those enablers on the Hatch-a-holic thread posted such cute chick pics... and so I have more hatching eggs on the way. Yay!!)

I think a lot of folks are on the Easter hatchalong. I joined it, but I can't keep up with it, there's so many people. A simple March one might be nice.
On another note, I just transitioned 27 rather confused laying hens and one very riled up rooster into their new digs (a lovely 10x12 shed building with 8' walls, miles of roosting space -okay, I exaggerate a tad- and 9 spacious nesting boxes -no exaggeration). And after all the work to get everything 'chicken ready', knowing they will absolutely hate it (because it's new and different) makes me feel amazing.