So I have 6 eggs from a friend's flock in lockdown.. Inc says day 1.. so anytime now I should get pipping.. we have no idea what hen may have lay them as he has around 40 laying hens atm, however, hen options are RIR, saphire gem, what looks to be speckled Sussex, Jersey Giant and a few other...
Out of these ones the little brown on and the little fluffy feathered ones are mine (omly because I haven't had brown chick's or weird fluffy feathers lol) but they are all adorable!
Pictures of my shipped hatching eggs.. 7 from shipped 2 were mine.. will not add those lol
Runt WTB
F2 OE
EE
WTB
Lavender Orp
Crele Orp?
Little fluffy thing f3 OE
Welp 9 of 12 hatched.. not sure what's gonna happen to the other 3 but we will see.. one looks to be moving a bit but both olive eggers are not.. 🤞but 9 of 12 isn't bad.. started with 18 tho so 12 out of 18? Hmmm also have 6 on lockdown in another bator.. started at 8.. one quitter one not...
How long after your incubator goes to day 00 do you wait for hatch.. I do have 2 pipped.. another Whiting true blue and lav orp.. the BCM, 2 OE and an f2 OE are showing me no life as of yet
Edit: the f2 OE has now pipped!
So I went to bed with 2 hatched.. an EE (of which I deduced was fathered by a BCM) and a Barred Rock from my own flock and 3 pipped.. this morning I woke to 6 total hatched.. from my own flock is the barred rock and a saphire gem.. of my online hatching eggs, EE, Whiting True Blue, Orpington, f3...
Question.... non barred roo with barred hen gives solid black pullets and barred cockrells.. are the pullets born with the dot on the head and turn all black or are the born solid black???
First one born a few hours ago from a light green egg labeled EE.. came out looking like a Black Copper Maran, feathered feet and all lol cute little bugger but all by himself right now.. i assume an EE was bred with a BCM? Bad pic bt he/she is black with white/yellow on neck, belly and tips of...
I finally got a pip! I set Friday night and I just now finally got a pip on one egg! I believe there are other internal pips because I finally also hear peeping! I was getting scared as my other hatches always came at least a day early ugh not this time and no movement or peeps so thought I had...
Have 12 in this incubator that i placed in lockdown tonight! 10 are from shipped eggs and 2 are from my own so I could compare development as I def knew mine were good! 5 of them started moving around d as soon. As I started lockdown phew.. I didn't expect that lol so excited!:celebrate
This one...
I have a dozen eggs due monday June 5th!.. 10 shipped eggs and 2 of my own! Some of the shipped eggs I really cannot see in but after the smell test last night, none stink so o think they are all good for right now! One of the darker eggs looked like the air cell might be on the wrong side of...