February 2023 hatch-a-long

[Sally PB]

@Kimmiejayrtr, is there any change in your egg?

I suggested she post over here, since the people who are most knowledgeable are probably on this thread.

 

[Kimmiejayrtr]

@Kimmiejayrtr, is there any change in your egg?

I suggested she post over here, since the people who are most knowledgeable are probably on this thread.

No, the only change is that it appears the hatching chicks knocked more of the shell off. The membrane is intact but there is no movement that I can see when I check the incubator periodically.

 

[Kimmiejayrtr]

I am such a pessimist when it comes to eggs and excess fluid, sorry
Did you pick up the egg and there was no activity, chirping or anything? Or just the egg "hasn't done" anything since when you discovered the pip?

No, the only change is that it appears the hatching chicks knocked more of the shell off. The membrane is intact but there is no movement that I can see when I check the incubator periodically.

 

[Audialogical]

Okay the first one that pipped is out, the one who pipped an hour after him is still totally motionless. And the newest one to pip is poking around again already!!! Ahhhhhh the suspense is killing me!

 

[dreamofwinter]

Five pips and lots of peeping, but not much else happening. This is like waiting for water to boil... for hours! I'm glad this group exists so that I'm not driving my non-chicken friends nuts.

 

[Janeothejungle]

When you have that one stubborn egg left in the incubator that is taking its sweet time to hatch….

 

[BrittnyChicks]

All 3 lockdown eggs hatched!

This is egg 1, her names Pebbles,
I'll attach a photo of them all snuggled in the brooder later.

 

[dominiquePL]

No, the only change is that it appears the hatching chicks knocked more of the shell off. The membrane is intact but there is no movement that I can see when I check the incubator periodically.

I really don't know. I hope it'll make it...

 

[dominiquePL]

Now we're talking! Black is black. Not white 7 eggs to go

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I finally got some pics of my chicks, to share. They hatched on Feb. 4th and 5th, so are about 2-1/2 weeks old. I have 26 of the little fuzzballs, from a mixed flock of RIR, BPR, Black Australorp, and a smattering of Leghorn, EE and maybe one or two other breeds.

They are so fast it's hard to get them to sit STILL for just 3 seconds, so I can take a photo! Most of them are black or dark grey, some with a few white markings around the face and wingtips. Some look like they'll have barred feathers, like some of the birds in my flock. But a few of them are just spectacular and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors that are emerging!

This one almost looked like a quail chick when hatched - and the colors that are emerging are so soft and blended. I pray it's a pullet so I can keep her and I can't wait to see what her full coloring will be:

I have a pair of these white ones with black barring/speckles emerging. The white is from one single Leghorn hen I had a year or two ago. Her genes are strong!

I have a pair of these soft creamy brown ones with similar speckles on their feathers, gray bars and white tips. Very pretty!

And two of these, as well - all white with vivid black bars and spangles on the wings. They're going to be beautiful as well. There's that Leghorn grandma again:

Matched pair, different colors. So cute!

Here's one of the solid black ones. They are some of my best layers and healthiest chickens in the flock. From Black Australorp genes.

They're all beautiful. But then, I can be biased, can't I?