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On Friday, 6 chicks hatched, and on Saturday 2 more hatched. Only one didn't make it, though it was fully formed. I'd say 8 chicks out of the 9 eggs that went into lockdown is pretty good! Sometime I'll share photos, once I get the photos downloaded.

Wow! That was a fast one. I don't have any chicks yet, but just a few seconds ago, I heard loud peeping coming from the hatcher. I woke up at 3:30am from a dream about chicks hatching again - and found the one that has pipped on the wrong end had pipped a short line & was trying to push off a...

Congrats! So cute! It has the look of a Silkie.

Oh, I'm not going to mess with it for awhile. One of my previous hatches from 2 years ago, I'm pretty sure I had one that pipped in the "wrong place" also. I can't remember what happened with that chick, but I'm trying to not open the incubator this time at all once they start pipping &...

Yay! Isn't so thrilling? When I saw your photo, I just had to check mine. Guess what? I have my first pip too! But, it's on the wrong end, so hopefully it makes it out ok.

Nice little brooder there - I have to build some broody coops this year, so I might borrow your design. I have some similar but bigger, and I really like the top hinged lid. But, I might have to make a few with side doors, so I can stack them! Hoping I get lots of broodies this year, and if...

Candled & moved the 9 remaining eggs to the Cooler 'Bator yesterday morning. They hadn't lost enough moisture yet, even though I've been doing a dry hatch. Probably due to adding "fresh" eggs to the incubator (& double-stacking), resulting in less surface area of the eggs to be exposed. I...

Ha Ha! I've thought of playing music out there, but not for that purpose! I think the low fertility was the combination of extremely cold temperatures and not enough roosters were with the hens. I have plenty of roosters, but they were all in the "bachelor pad" together for the winter, except...

I forgot to give you an update on my "Friday the 13th Hatch a Long". Monday morning (2/23), I candled again & removed all 39 clear / infertile eggs out of the original 48 eggs I'd set. The good news is the 9 embroys are developing quite nicely. So, while I'm not thrilled that all those eggs were...

First, you've got to wait until a hen decides she's going to go broody. Can't force a hen to, though keeping many eggs (real or fake) in the nesting box does seem to help them along. Though having a breed that often goes broody helps, I've even had non-broody breeds such as a buff Leghorn, two...

Candled again yesterday, and 8 of the eggs have veins, one I'm not sure about but it's darker than the clear ones. There was one that was quite active, as I could see the embryo pulsing and moving around - so cool! There's a few more I'll wait to remove, but yesterday, I was able to replace...

Well, you may have more success with your shipped eggs than mine. I couldn't wait any longer & candled Friday morning. I lost count of how many were clear. Out of 47 eggs set, there's only about 7 that are veining, with a few more ?-able ones. And I've incubated eggs before, so I know what they...

I only checked a few of the eggs quickly, but I'll wait until day 7 or 8 to candle them all. I forgot that I had lowered the Genesis 1588's thermostat last hatch, so I had to reset it to 99.5*. Since the room it's in isn't that warm (mid 60's), I have the incubator covered with towels to help...

Yes, I set a batch of eggs 2/13 early in the morning. They're a "test hatch" from my Catskill Homesteader breeding project. It's the first time I've incubated eggs this early in the year, usually I wait until it's warmer. Thankfully, we have a few days in the upper 20's and low 30's. But, it's...