It’s lockdown day! I took out the egg turner and have the eggs on their sides on the hatching mat. The humidity is increased and now I’m just waiting for a pip. Some are already wiggling so hopefully baby chicks are coming soon!:jumpy
Update: As of my last candling I still have 11 good eggs. Today is day 17 so I’ll be putting them in lockdown tomorrow. I must say for my first time this is going surprisingly well:celebrateBut I won’t count my chickens before they hatch :fl I think I had my humidity a little high because my...
Ok yeah of course. Wasn’t planning on taking any out unless I’m 100% sure they aren’t good. The only one I’ve taken out had a definite blood ring and when I cracked it open it had definitely been dead. I’ll continue updates whenever I candle them. Thank you! Incubation is the most exciting and...
For more detail this is a pretty large egg and I’m guessing it has a pretty thick shell to it because I haven’t really been able to see veins. But I’m positive it’s alive since I’ve seen the embryo moving.
I’m currently on day 9 of incubating 12 barnyard mix chicken eggs. Today I took out 1 egg because it had a blood ring. But the other 11 are looking good. :celebrateMostly just using this thread to document their progress but I did have a question. So 2 or 3 have this dark shadowy area that isn’t...
I’d say it’s definitely a pullet. My Easter Eggers always seem to have funky tail feathers when they’re younger but unless you’ve got curling tail feathers at an older age there’s no reason to worry.
It’s looking like a cockerel to me but those pea combs can be tricky sometimes. I was so worried my Wyandotte chicks were cockerels with their combs being red so early on but I ended up with two hens
I would recommend wrapping the wing to its body to stabilize it. It could very well be broken but having it stabilized should help it heal. Hope your chick recovers quickly!