November 2016 Hatch-a-long!!

[NysiaAnera]

Thanks! We came up with the design when we got all our chicks in the spring so we could raise them inside to teach our dogs that they are not food. The one we built for us is quite a bit bigger than this one. This one we built for my sister for her 6 Easter chicks.

 

[theceltichorse]

If there are no pips, you don't need to worry about shrink wrapping. (If your humidity has been OK all along.). Once air can get in the egg through a pip, you need the air to be moist.

Might be one internal pip- but I think only one.

 

[tequl]

I am now up to 4 pips and 2 chick's guess guess i didn't do too bad after all wahoo

 

[theceltichorse]

Congratulations!!!

I am now up to 4 pips and 2 chick's guess guess i didn't do too bad after all wahoo

 

[Faraday40]

I am now up to 4 pips and 2 chick's guess guess i didn't do too bad after all wahoo

Yeah! Keep working little chicks!

 

[FridayYet]

Just a couple update pictures of my 2 week olds.



First one on the roost bars is little Willy! I didn't think she would be able see well enough to actually get up onto them. These roosts were not actually built for this small brood box so they look huge! Lol But they still work just fine.

 

[cocker]

Yeah, awsome brooder!
My american game due friday!!!

 

[NysiaAnera]

Yeah, awsome brooder!
My american game due friday!!!

Thank you, thank you! :-D

 

[NysiaAnera]

Another first tonight! Our Brahma momma has decided to start teaching the 6 she kept how to roost. So, today is a day of firsts for these 12 chicks! Lol Willy roosting inside, and then this outside:

The other 5 were on the floor crying. I guess they can't get up there yet. Probably because they haven't got the wing feathers for it yet.

On a sad note, I forgot to get a chick protection screen placed in front of my other Brahma momma's nest box... 5 new hatchlings got out and I found them too late. Totally my fault, and totally preventable. I am so upset about it! So now, the screen is placed, and hopefully there will be no more losses from her clutch. There were at least 3 live chicks with her, still no idea how many more, but there were 14 eggs, so hoping for 9 to make it.

 

[angnic22]

So far 15/33 have hatched! Isbar, partridge orps, buff orps, wellsummers, breese, blue/black splash Ameraucanas and some mixes. Super excited about the red partridge! (Second pic)

Congrats and good luck to all hatchers and new chick mommies!