Went and got my Delaware chick some friend today! :) Talking with the guy I got eggs from- I think we had a major air circulation problem in the incubator and we are fixing this/modifying now for next go. As for the chick- it is smaller then the others (hatched same day) but drinking on its...
Kathyinmo- your chicks are soooooo cute!!!!!
Blarneyeggs- thanks for the thoughts. PA is a bit out of the way. LOL
I talked with the guy I bought eggs from and he hatched a variety of chicks that were born the same day as my Delaware baby so I am driving up in an hour to pick up some...
Congrats on all the cute chickies. I wish I had wonderful pictures to post but I think we are about to throw in the towel and call it a rough learning experience. I have 1 lonely little Delaware chick that hatched Wednesday. Nothing from the other 8 eggs. I candled on day 18 at lockdown and...
Well- I have 1 chick from the 9 eggs that made it to lockdown so far. Had a little difficulty with the humidity the first couple days- couldn't get it to raise past 50 even with the bottom flooded. Threw in some wet towels and bam- up to 75%. Grrrr- wish I would of realized this sooner. I...
Congrats Mahonri! What cute little fuzzies! I would love to hatch some Marans someday. Maybe next batch. I'm still staring at my half zipped Delaware. Wish the others were showing signs of something but I guess I wasn't expecting anything until tonight anyway.
I'm so excited- the Delaware chick that pipped at 1:30am is now almost unzipped! Here is a pic where you can see her (hopefully) little beak. The peeping is so sweet to listen too! No other pips though. :( The other 8 are silent so far.
We have a pip! I was just starting to get worried.....seeing everyones hatching/pipping notices even though I figured they would start hatching this evening (Wednesday evening that is....it is 1:45 am right now....lol). Staring at still eggs. Then I got up to take another look and here it is...
Waiting for baby fuzzy butts (I hope). The middle brown egg on the right began moving/wobbling briefly twice tonight shortly after lockdown. So exciting.
Hope its ok if I join very late. I just found this thread (new to the forum overall). Set our eggs 1/11 late PM. Went into lockdown tonight. First ever hatch and we are using our home made incubator. Started with 12 eggs, 2 were not fertile and one quit early. The others seem good...