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  1. HarrietB

    assisted help needed

    She is out! After 22 hours of slowly hatching her out. Her abdomen is huge and she has splayed legs, I am just letting her sleep if on in the incubator while I work out what care she needs next.
  2. HarrietB

    Assisted Hatch help needed :(

    Spent from 3 am to 1.30 the next morning slowly hatching the chick. She seems to be massive. She had a particularly big abdomen (possibly full of yolk?) I think she has splayed legs and curled toes . If I can work out how to add a picture from my phone , I will
  3. HarrietB

    assisted help needed

    I had 3 4 eggs in the incubator (swedish flower hens) One chick hatched bang on due date and is doing really well. Out of the 3 remaining eggs, two were tapping on the inside and making little chirps, one egg was silent and still. Two days later still no cracks on the remaining eggs. One of the...
  4. HarrietB

    Assisted Hatch help needed :(

    Here is a pic.
  5. HarrietB

    Assisted Hatch help needed :(

    I had 3 4 eggs in the incubator (swedish flower hens) One chick hatched bang on due date and is doing really well. Out of the 3 remaining eggs, two were tapping on the inside and making little chirps, one egg was silent and still. Two days later still no cracks on the remaining eggs. One of the...
  6. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    My hatch total - 17 eggs set and 12 black copper marans hatched :D
  7. HarrietB

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Ive been very busy with participating in the Easter hatch along this year! I have hatched out 11 black copper maran chicks who are all super healthy and lovely little characters already. Within these 11 fluff balls are two chicks which are very different. The chicks came out blonde!! Im...
  8. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    mine always snooze lots when they are really really young :)
  9. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    thank you so much!!! It was only when i helped the little fella out I realised what a mess he had got into! How he had done it baffles me but he had managed to zip 90% of the way round then managed to get totally stuck! his head and feet were all in the wrong position and he came out bottom...
  10. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Im stumped, i cant see beak or feet!!! Im going to leave him for a few hours to see if he can put himself right. plus he looks to be a blondie when he should be a black copper maran!! typical there is always one! :P
  11. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Further to this, ive just had a little help, he is is a bit of a funny position, so ive only loosened the egg a little and have popped him back in so he can have a wriggle and get himself into a position to hatch. does this seem okay, Im reluctant to whisk him out just incase! Do we know how...
  12. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Thank you so much for the help, i didn't want to help it just in case it wasn't ready and I caused more damage! It is certainly moving about allot and is very noisy! if you tap on the lid of the incubator he gives really big pushes. Ive done an assisted hatch before so I will see if i can give a...
  13. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Its really hard to see on the camera but on the left hand side of the picture the feathers have some yolk on them. (the chick has hatched this far all on its own)
  14. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Help! I have a chick that started to hatch yesterday at around 4 in the afternoon. since then its made amazing progress and zipped right the way round the egg over night. there is about a 3 mm gap where it has zipped and you can see his feathers. When i looked closely shining a white light...
  15. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    Wow what a pretty baby!! what breed is it?
  16. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    I have about 12 eggs under a broody and she hasnt come off the nest for just over 2 days now, when i checked on her today she had defecated in the nest. today/tomorrow is supposed to be hatch day so i took her off the nest and quickly scooped away the worst of the bedding. most of the eggs have...
  17. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    my broody did that a few days ago, my partner opened up the coop to see that one egg wasn't under her. We put it back in thinking that it was a mistake because this is her first time being broody! She hasnt kicked it out since so i guess we will have to just wait and see. It baffles me how they...
  18. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    They are just so pretty!!!! Hugely jealous! im sat waiting for my first chick to hatch, he is half way there and has resorted to doing more cheeping than hatching! I hope to have some chicks just as cute as these!!
  19. HarrietB

    The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

    I have eggs both in the incubator and broody. So far I've got one egg thats hatching in the incubator but not a peep from the eggs under my hen. What is the general opinion - are hatch rates better with a broody or bator?
  20. HarrietB

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have always had "goldtop" hens for my broodys. They are a silkie cross light sussex. They go broody at the drop of a hat but also lay bantam size cream eggs and are a reliable layer when they are not broody. Ive had gold tops that have lived well into their teens and were super healthy!
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