So at 2ami checked on them and two more had hatched, leaving just 4 eggs.
By 7.30am the last 4 had hatched. The final 6 are in the incubator drying off now making lots of noise, I guess they're looking for mother hen.
I moved the others into their 1st brooder with their brothers and...
Thank you. Its been a long 5 months trying to hatch chicks to go with our current flock.
I was so pleased when i got the call at work this morning to say they were hatching a day early.
Very funny to watch these 4 wandering around in the brooder. very wobbly feet :D One of them looks...
OK so we have removed the 1st four that hatched as they are all nice and fluffed up. the other 6 are still in there mostly sitting down as they are not fluffed up yet.
They are now n the small glass brooder for the 1st week.
We have put some stones in the drinker to avoid any drownings...
12 of the eggs were mixed from these breeds. Orpington, Wydotte, Rhode Island Red, gold line, white star, crested legbar
The 2nd lot of 12 were Pure Polish Chamois so this explains the mishapen head on one of them. The wife did think this but since the other 2 that have already hatched didnt...
So we have tried 6 times to hatch using the cheap yellow dome ones on ebay and had nothing but failure. our last attempt got 1 to pip but it was shrink didnt hatch. i intervened and got it out. He was in a real bad way and didnt get up. It appeared as though he was very thirsty since he was...