October 2016 Hatch-A-Long!!

[Cerise1924]

Just out moments ago! These little ones where laid just after Hurricane Hermine ripped through my coop!

Awww! Yay - hatching is so happy.

 

[Mylied]

Just out moments ago! These little ones where laid just after Hurricane Hermine ripped through my coop!

Yay for a chickie! I'm between Warner Robins and Macon.

 

[lpatelski]

Number 2 just out. This is my first F3! Out of my F2 3/4 Dark Cornish pullets and my F1 Dark Cornish cockerels.

 

[Joplus]

Congrats! Cute babies.

 

[stormyhorses98]

That sounds fun! I love it that kids get to see chickens hatching... I think they remember it forever!
My only advice is to make sure kids can't mess with the controls... Knobs and such are pretty irresistible : ). I can't wait to hear how it goes!

@darkbluespace

Thanks! I hope it will be! I think we will be okay as far as the buttons on the incubator go. It is at our high school so all of the kids are older (7th grade and above) so I am not crazy worried about it, but I will definatly keep an eye on it!

 

[lpatelski]

Chick #3 an F3 by my F1 Dark Cornish cockerels and 3/4 dark Cornish pullets.

 

[darkbluespace]

Just out moments ago! These little ones where laid just after Hurricane Hermine ripped through my coop!

Oh little baby!!

 

[Mylied]

Chick #3 an F3 by my F1 Dark Cornish cockerels and 3/4 dark Cornish pullets.

Aww! Love that gray one.

 

[darkbluespace]

Aww, how far along were they when they quit? Good luck with the last two and with the little ones who are hatching!

Oddly, they all quit between day 7 and 14.

I have few cute babies out and on their way out... I'll try to get a photo in a bit.

 

[BlueBaby]

Cool! How far along are the first group again?

Group #1= Are 12 days in the incubator now.
Group #2= Are 5 days in the incubator.

Glad I re-checked my calendar to double verify dates they went in. These are all going to be the Blue Australorp chicks, by a Splash Australorp dad and 5 Black Australorp mom's.

I don't think that my splash pullet or the blue pullets had started laying yet when I put them in, as I did not find any of those first pullet eggs out there. When I first start getting any splash chicks, I will have to keep some of those for myself, because that is the rarest color in this breed. I also have another woman who wants some of my splash chicks really bad so that she can breed them into her stock.