We ended up with a total of 7 from yesterday and this morning from 9 eggs. I still have the other 2 eggs in the incubator "just in case" but there's no pips or anything. We now have 2 barnevelders, 2 brown leghorns, 2 dominiques, and 1 chocolate orpington bantam :) The two that didn't hatch...
Yikes! I'm glad they all hatched though! The one I dropped, dropped onto my kitchen floor... cracked and dumped onto my floor....definitely not going to hatch ;)
I'm so sorry :( I was unpacking some last night that I had reveived in that mail and dropped one...I felt terrible, and it hadn't even been put in the incubator!! But in your case with the heartbeat, I can understand why you got sick. Some things you're just better off not seeing :*(
Tammy
I just waited until they fluffed up....for some it was just a couple of hours, others took longer (not sure why). We also had #7 when we woke up this morning! Another brown leghorn!
Wow! They're hatching like crazy here! We've had a total of 6 hatch today, and there's still three more eggs with pips!
Here's some pics :)
#6 - Barnevelder2 - Video of him hatching! I was so excited!
#3 Barnevelder
#4 Brown Leghorn
#5 Chocolate Orpington Bantam
Here's the...
Just got home and two of the Dominique chicks have hatched and one is already dry! Do I take the dry one out and put it in the brooder or wait?
Happy dance!!!!
Tammy
This is my first time hatching and I've gone a little overboard....I have close to 100 eggs total and I'd say about 75% are moving along nicely. Not bad for mailed eggs from what I understand.
We went on lockdown Sunday night....babies due on the 17th! Very excited to have some new breeds: Barnvelders, Brown Leghorns, Chocolate Orp Bantams, and Dominiques :)
Tammy