March 2017! Hatch with us!

[dannyelle123]

Day 14... 9/14 viable eggs... I removed the 5 last night that were yolkers and seemingly had never started as I could see the yolk through the shells. I was even able to identify one BCM with a visible yolk inside and no development... It seemed to become easier to see through compared with the 2 viable BCMs. Alright 1 more week to go, woohoo!

So this is what I'm left with:

Mostly OEs... I hope they have feathered feet! Curious to see what they'll look like... Really hoping the blue EE is a girl! I need a real blue layer! My broody EE that was laying tinted blue has returned to laying from her break- greenish tint! Agh

 

[yeye5]

Brahma#1

 

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Brahma#2

 

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Brahma#3

 

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Brahma #4

 

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Brahma #5

 

[Mylied]

Those are some cuties, Yeye!

 

[Birdydeb]

Yep....real cuties!

"That's a crazy hard thick shell! What is an ISA?
Do you know of any other breeds with that kind of shell? OEs?
Just trying to learn and I Am learning so much here."

ISA is an ISA Brown( a hybrid developed by Ideal) though mine were who knows hatchery version of ISA's that I bought at the feed store last year in desperation...I absolutely did not want roosters and as chicks, ISA pullets are reddish brown and white and cockerels are yellow. I bought four knowing I had guaranteed myself four future little egg laying machines and they are. Also friendly inquisitive little hens but their egg shells are INCREDIBLY hard. I didn't think about that when I gathered their eggs along with the others to incubate. It was midway through when I was researching possible colors I could get that I read ISAS don't get bred a lot because of that hard shell being a problem for the chicks. And that proved to be true.

 

[yeye5]

Currently have a broody sitting on about 10 eggs. Today is day 7 and I can see some veins developing

This is my first hatch and they'll be a bunch of mutts

And your little running smiley face def says you love your mutts. They are some of the very best, I agree.
Broodies are awesome. Keep us posted for sure!

 

[yeye5]

End of day no sign of life yet in my batch I'm waiting till tuesday to clean it out and try again.

Today is day 23 is it not?
I know I'm a long-egg-leaver...give it maybe a day past tomorrow?
Since they're in lockdown it doesn't help with candling. That's frustrating.
Is there any way to do a very quick candline even with eggs that are in lockdown? Or is that just like asking for the final straw to mess them up?