first hatch

  1. T

    Chick very lethargic

    I just hatched 7 chicks 3 days ago. 6 are doing great but 1 is about 1/2 the size of the others and just doesn't seem to be doing well. This morning I noticed some garden dried poop on its butt so I soaked it off and it did poop a little while I ran warm water over it but it wont eat or drink...
  2. T

    Chick very lethargic

    I just hatched 7 chicks 3 days ago. 6 are doing great but 1 is about 1/2 the size of the others and just doesn't seem to be doing well. This morning I noticed some garden dried poop on its butt so I soaked it off and it did poop a little while I ran warm water over it but it wont eat or drink...
  3. Alluundra

    Adorabirbs!!!!!

    My first time ever incubating chicken eggs. 2 of 3 eggs hatched. I got them from my neighbor so no idea what breeds he has but they are cute! Proud chick mama here! Now trying again with turkey eggs, the first batch weren't fertilized so seller sent us another set. Let them sit for almost 2...
  4. S

    First broody hen

    Hey all! I still feel very new to chicken raising, as my flock is just over a year old now- will have had them a year the first part of June. And my sex link went broody on Mother’s Day ‍♀️ I guess she’s ready for motherhood! While i was going to try to get her out of it, my fiancé talked me...
  5. pecker426

    Hatching egg queries

    Hi, So I have a mixture of three breeds in my incubator at the moment. Yesterday was day 19 and the first one pipped at around 21:00 that evening. Not much has happened which I was ready for but it has now been around 25hours since the initial pip, which I know still isn’t abnormal but around 6...
  6. B

    Eggs are day 14 and day 10..

    Ok so this is my first batch of hatching eggs.. I have 4 eggs that are on day 14 and 14 eggs on day 10.. all are Silkies I haven't recently candled any yet.. I did last week, kind of nervous to do it! it was still little hard to tell. I took a flash light to some this morning seen a few...
  7. Clevelcj

    They Are Hatching!!

    After spending all of day 21 worrying that I may have had a 0% hatch rate (happened earlier this spring), day 22 brings new life! I am happy to say that I have 2 out so far and more are beginning to zip. 41 total eggs in the incubator, 39 chicken 2 turkey. So now we wait and see how many I get...
  8. C

    First hatch

    I’m on day 17 of my first hatch ever. First, I want to thank everyone on this forum for all of the amazing information. I’m new to chickens in the last 6 months, new to any livestock in the last year, and I am loving every minute of it! Second, I just want to share a little of my excitement...
  9. EIEIO_farm

    Can two roosters fertilize one clutch of eggs?? My chicks all look different, but same mama hen!

    I have a broody silkie who has hatched 3 of her 6 eggs so far! This is my first hatch so I’m sorry if this is a dumb question but.... she is all black, and I have two roosters, a buff Orpington and an ayam Cemani. I’m not sure who fertilized the eggs, so I was anxiously awaiting hatch day and...
  10. EIEIO_farm

    First Hatch w/ broody Silkies! Egg Pips — NEED ADVICE!

    My two broody silkies have 6 eggs altogether and two of them I noticed had a pip this morning. I hear chirps coming from inside the two eggs and feel some movement when I picked them up. I moved them to a bathroom in my house and put a kids humidifier in there on low just to add some moisture...
  11. WhatAboutBob?

    What Gender? Third time's the charm?

    Third attempt at sexing this little chick, now 7 weeks old. Here are a couple of pics that show the comb. Here are previous pics - at 6 weeks.
  12. B

    first time hatching - homemade incubator

    Hello all! My husband and I decided we wanted to get a few chickens for the backyard to give us some yummy fresh eggs. Well, somehow that has turned into me getting eggs to hatch myself! I bought 10 silkie eggs from a local farm in my town. I made my own incubator following some posts on here...
  13. treslilbirds

    Lockdown time!

    I set 6 eggs on March 25th and all 6 of my babies made it to lockdown! :wee Now the hard part begins...I’ve gotten so addicted to candling and talking to them, it’s tough not opening that lid! I’m really, really, really excited to see what these little mitts look like. The eggs are from some...
  14. CostaMesaQuail

    Where did I go wrong? - Coturnix Quail

    Hello, I just got through my first “hatch” of Coturnix quail. It went very badly. Hopefully you are able to advise what I did wrong so I can adjust on the next round. Final Count - Set 36 eggs - 11 were not fertile - 25 were fertile - 12 quit very early - 8 were full grown but never pipped - 5...
  15. kesrchicky16

    HELP do I help or no?

    Egg is pipped on end away from the air cell. It is almost symmetrical so I'm not worried about it getting out. It has made a hole big enough I can see it moving inside. My question is the membrane is intact. I can see there is no blood vessels where it pipped. It is keeping and moving. Would it...
  16. kesrchicky16

    Wish me luck. Lockdown!

    31 eggs (A few possibly quit a few days ago but no smell) Figured out plan B, C, D... for the chicks. Humidity up and sponges will be rewetted with a drinking straw and syringe. Hoping to not go crazy.
  17. Willie84

    I broody eating her eggs

    my broody has eaten two of her eggs she has been sat on them for 7 days now. Will she become an egg eater? Is this something I should be concerned about? This is her first brood and I’m not sure if I should just let her be and see what happens in another 14 days.
  18. Laurel Marie

    How long is long enough?

    my hen hatched her fist egg on Tuesday night. The eggs hit 21 days on Wednesday. This morning (Thursday) still no other chicks. All eggs were started at the same time. I didn't candle at all during this hatch. Should I candle now? I've seen lots of different opinions on how long to wait before...
  19. Laurel Marie

    Another goes broody days before hatch...

    My head girl has decide to go broody just 6 days before my lowest hens are due! What should I do??? Do I split the eggs between them? We have no rooster in the coop. I bought these eggs for my low, broody girl because the poor things was so dedicated ( she sat for two whole months before I got...
  20. Laurel Marie

    Broody kick out of nest by head chicken

    Hi! Long time reader but new member and first time poster because of this issue!! My Wyandotte (bottom of the pecking order) had been broody for two months so we decided to get her some fertile eggs. We gave them to her on June 7th and she has been a dutiful broody ever since. This morning when...
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