12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[DucksAreBest]

It's day 17 for my 5 eggs that were fertile and they are all starting to make shadows in their air cells. They may be slightly early as it was a horribly hot week the week I was collecting them so that may have jump started things.

Can't wait to see those cute little ducklings @DucksAreBest

Yay!

Thank you! I'll post a lot of pictures!

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

It’s 8:30 pm. Do you know where your missing hen is?
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Is that a Double laced barnevelder?

 

[BullChick]

Silver pencil rock.

 

[CSolis]

Can we have cookies now?

 

[BullChick]

No, no. You’re too young, dear.

 

[Oldhallchicks]

2 more external pips overnight, and My first Easter baby is out! I did help a little because the humidity had dropped down to 28% overnight and I could see the membrane f
Was turning brown, but the bill was peeking out. I lost a couple ducklings to shrink wrapping during our last duck hatch so I didn’t want to risk it. I helped it zip, and then let it kick the shell off itself, the yolk was fully absorbed and now it is happily peeping and jostling the other eggs around!

 

[Honora]

Silver pencil rock.

She is beautiful.

 

[Honora]

Well the end is in sight here. I am down to about 5 eggs with veining in the incubator so I guess I will end up with a couple of chicks at least. Time to figure out what I will be using for a brooder!
The 2 broody hens and the broody rooster are not doing the best job. I checked on them yesterday & there were 3 eggs that were not under a hen. Maybe the hens were trying to give them to the rooster? I put them next to a hen, expecting she would tuck them under her but she did nothing. They are not filling me with a lot of confidence lol.

 

[BullChick]

Well the end is in sight here. I am down to about 5 eggs with veining in the incubator so I guess I will end up with a couple of chicks at least. Time to figure out what I will be using for a brooder!
The 2 broody hens and the broody rooster are not doing the best job. I checked on them yesterday & there were 3 eggs that were not under a hen. Maybe the hens were trying to give them to the rooster? I put them next to a hen, expecting she would tuck them under her but she did nothing. They are not filling me with a lot of confidence lol.

Sometimes you do have to keep putting the hen on the right nest. Or, maybe the eggs aren’t going to hatch, and they know it.

 

[shaila]

Went to do last pre-hatch candle and the first egg I picked up peeped at me.

Two eggs are pipped, albeit one is doing things the hard way on pointy end.

As for third egg, I don't think it made it. Body mass looks like what I'd expect a couple days ago and I didn't see any movement.