September 2022 Hatch-a-long🌞

[LadiesAndJane]

Can’t believe it’s almost the end of August and no one has made a September hatch-a-long yet.
I have, against my better judgment, set 15 Silkie and 2nd gen Polkie eggs here last Sunday with due date Sept. 11.
Anyone care to join me?

 

[Tonyroo]

Nooooo. Lol

 

[Tonyroo]

I stopped doing fall chicks.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Day 3 and 13 are developing. 2 of the Polkie eggs appear to be infertile. Will wait a few more days to remove them.

 

[Tonyroo]

You have room for all these birds?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

You have room for all these birds?

No, I have buyers lined up. I have a waitlist for my birds in general. Sometimes people have to wait several months before they can get them.
I have room for max 20 birds in my flock of 2 coops. Chicken math works both ways here, subtraction as well as addition.

 

[AUChickenGal]

I have a Niederrheiner hen who decided to go broody two weeks ago, so...I gave her 6 eggs last week. The eggs will be barnyard mix Easter Eggers - rooster is an Ameraucana/Olive Egger cross and hen is an Ameraucana/Rock cross. The broody hen is a year old, and this is her first time sitting, so we'll see how this goes. She's the lowest ranking hen in the flock, but she's doing a great job of scaring everyone else off the nest so far. I have to wear a leather glove just to check for "extra" eggs every day! She is taking her task very seriously.

Edited to add: Hatch day should be the 10th or 11th.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I have a Niederrheiner hen who decided to go broody two weeks ago, so...I gave her 6 eggs last week. The eggs will be barnyard mix Easter Eggers - rooster is an Ameraucana/Olive Egger cross and hen is an Ameraucana/Rock cross. The broody hen is a year old, and this is her first time sitting, so we'll see how this goes. She's the lowest ranking hen in the flock, but she's doing a great job of scaring everyone else off the nest so far. I have to wear a leather glove just to check for "extra" eggs every day! She is taking her task very seriously.

Edited to add: Hatch day should be the 10th or 11th.

Welcome! Thought I was going to be alone on here!
Would love to see a photo of your broody hen. Don’t know much about the breed other than they’re similar in appearance to Bielefelders.

 

[AUChickenGal]

Here she is! Not the best photo, but it’s the best I can do without risking losing appendages at the moment. Such a grumpy broody!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

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Here she is! Not the best photo, but it’s the best I can do without risking losing appendages at the moment. Such a grumpy broody!

Beautiful color. Is she a lemon?