Can't wait!Yay everyone beautiful chicksI just went into lockdown with 21 out of 36 eggs, so not great for local eggs. I have 3 EEs, 3 RIRs, 12 leghorns and 3 Austrolorps. I'm really excited about how much development I've been able to see with the leghorns. I decided to line up my eggs directly under the windows for the best view and I kind of fenced them in but not much, they're still free to move. So I hope for tons of awesome update pics!
Oh such beautiful pics! I can't wait. They're wiggling and making me antsy and I know nothing is happening today most likely maybe a pip tonight day 19 that's what usually happens.Speaking of pics, here are some of mine. The last egg just hatched around 1am. (Happy St Patrick's Day!) I have 2 more eggs but I couldn't see an internal pip last night, so I'll be tossing them later today. 25 eggs went into lockdown & 23 chicks hatched. - 92% Most of the eggs hatched Mon-Tues, so when an egg pipped on Wed afternoon, I was very surprised. I've never had an egg hatch so late when compared to the group.Black & Lav Orpingtons
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[/COLOR] Unfortunately I did a poor job picking out the Biele eggs. My friend has a Biele roo with 4 Bieles & 4 Black sex Link hens. All 4 chicks I hatched are mixes. 4 more eggs were started later & should go into lockdown tomorrow. I couldn't pass up a few free eggs, so I set up a 2nd incubator. I hope that I did a better job selecting the Biele eggs with those. The kids are very happy to have chicks again. It's so much fun to put your arm into the brooder & within seconds it's crawling with chicks.
