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  1. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    All 7 fluffballs hatched now :love Anyone else at 96% phone storage capacity with chicky pics!? :oops:
  2. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    More chicks popped out of eggs, day 3 hatching now...even though I set them under her at the same time still 3 more to hatch!
  3. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    1 hatched yesterday popped it's head out today, still no sign of others hatching yet I couldn't see pipping so hope they'll come out soon or momma hen will probably leave the nest!!
  4. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    I hear cheeeeeeeeppps!!!:wee:jumpy:celebrate I'll be posting pics of chicks tomorrow! It's getting late and it's cold today so I don't think momma hen will allow them to poke their heads out just yet so it's a mystery how many have hatched out of her 7 eggs, maybe more will hatch overnight...
  5. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    So... I will not be recommending anyone hatch from pullet eggs after my experience this year!! (last year no problem hatching with my hen and roo) After my previous posts I said she was down to 9 eggs, others yolkers, I have candled again today and she is down to 7 looking good... Other 2 had...
  6. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    Ohhww so cute!!! Worth a few hours less sleep 😁
  7. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    Wheres the cute pics if your new babies!? So exciting for you! :jumpy I'm at about day 12 now. It was a bit hard to candle eggs since only while broody hen was off the eggs I could do it, I just used some cardboard to block some light so maybe not dark enough to see veins? I'll have to retry...
  8. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    I candled eggs today and 4 were yolkers for sure so I cracked them...Unfortunately my 2 boys must not have done there job yet again!! :barnie So 9 left now out of 13 she was on. The others I couldnt see veins but they looked like a solid colour so that means a chick inside?? They weren't clear...
  9. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    Well by midday the next day a pullet and roo was in her coop and she must have been booted out and I found her sitting on 1 egg.. Not sure if the nest of eggs are still viable? I put her back on her nest and secured fencing around her coop area so the others can't bother her again. Hopefully the...
  10. ForTheLoveOfSilkies

    November hatch-a-long

    Chickaletta has gone broody again so today I picked her up from the nest box and put her in her own coop set with 11 of my own eggs (mostly hers) I had sitting on my bench (hopefully fertile but I guess I'll find out in 10 days when I candle) She near flew out of my hands when she saw the nest...
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