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Any more out, Lily?

Oh that's terrible! Did the chicks look okay? I'm so sorry for your losses

Quote: I don't have any birds... yet. I'm hoping to get at least a couple of girls out of these for the garden. We're doing things on a smaller scale to you lol. I wanted 1 Sebright, 1 Friesian and 1 Vorwerk, no more. I'm not doing chicken math on the eggs, because otherwise I'll end up...

Now, remember how little I actually know about chickens lol... Are those in the photos the barn mixes, meaning they're not pure breeds, but layers/meat/dual purpose birds? The little black dude looks like she's missing a toe! Jim, I don't know how you cope with 24! Although I'd hope the...

Quote: Hopefully, by the time you get home, there'll be some progress to report. It's when you hang around the incubator that nothin seems to happen. I've been trying to find things to keep the first two chicks out of mischief. I keep hearing yelps of pain as one grabs the other's toe and...

It's 6:11am here right now lol. I've been up since 5, and also got up just gone midnight, again around 2, then at 4 to check. It's like opening a Kinder surprise, this one. I'd - cheated - and seen a photo of Sebright chicks, so I knew what to expect, but I've never seen Friesian chicks before...

The first friesian is on its way out, if anyone is interested an wants to watch. Although, you've all seen hatches before lol!

If all four hatch, it's only a 30% hatch rate for me so I'll just have to be really nice to lady luck and hope they all turn out to be ladies!

Quote: It's my first hatch and after reading about everyone's dreadful hatches with shipped eggs, I'm just glad to have some hatch! I suppose it's worrying hearing about everyone else's popping out so quick; hell, my last egg already has me paranoid lol. These last two are my OH's, so he keeps...

Yours do great big cavities! Mine did a tiny little crack then just zipped. I never saw a beak until it was out. Welcome to the world, little one

Argh that's what I had. It drove me nuts. I didn't know if the membrane was too tough or why the chick hadn't made a hole, how was it breathing... Then another piece of chell shot across the incubator 6 hours later, so I relaxed a bit. I swear if I wasn't blonde, I'd be grey! I can't tell if...

I've taken the two little Sebrights out and put them in the brooder. I had wanted to leave them in there to encourage the Friesians, but with the Friesians being so far from hatching and the humidity so high, the little 'uns would have been in there for at least another day and still wouldn't be...

I woke up to find chick No.2 couldn't wait any longer and is curled up next to chick No.1 Chick No.1 still has a bit of poop stuck to his head lol, but it stands up and can stay up now. It sounds like we all have chicks that are anxious to face the world lol! It's quite thoughtful of them not...

Tay! That's great news! Come on, Little one, there's a whole exciting new world for you to discover. My second one has pipped too and seems to have rolled about half a foot from where I left it last night... My first little fuzzybutt doesn't seem to be drying out, but she recognises my voice...

When did you set your eggs? I set mine first thing in the morning, so I've been counting that day as day 1. From what I've been reading, others would call it day 0. So this little chick either hatched on day 20 or day 19.... It's brother/sister is already peeping, so I'm hoping for a pair...

It's out, but it's not straightening its neck. Is this normal? It just keeps rolling around with its beak tucked into its neck. Edit: It's ok, it straightened out now. Just first-time motherly fear

It's zipping!!!!

One of the eggs that was wobbling yesterday had the pointy end a bit too high, so I stuck my hand in and righted it. That's when I heard the peeping, but I can't hear anything now. I'm worried I may have drowned the chick NOW I'm stressed! What do I do? Leave it or move it back? Edit: it's ok...

Quote: What did you have your humidity at? Mine was around 35%, but it'd drop everytime I turned the eggs. I'll see how this hatch goes. If they are shrink wrapped, I'll run it higher next time. It's at 75% now. Quote: The power is very reliable here, but I'm thinking the inverter would be...

I can hear peeping!!! How long do you normally allow from peeping to pipping?