16 eggs, 3 species, 1 homemade incubator: Will it be done?

[Kiki]

If he searches for guiny stuff this thread might show up.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I am gong to speak for all of us BYCers here...
We are all proud of you!

 

[Cyprus]

@Ursuline Chick

How I feather sex:

1. Find a 1-3 day old chick. Hold the chick in your dominant hand so that your fingers are under its belly and wrap around its side, holding it securely. Place your thumb over its back. Use your pointer finger and thumb to hold out a wing.

2. Extend the wing so that you are spreading out the wing tip. Find the pin feathers and pull back any down that is blocking your view if needed.

A pullet will have one row of longer pin feathers in the back and a shorter row in the front. These rows should be fairly obvious. You may have to look closely for the shorter row.

A cockerel will have one prominent row of long pin feathers. There may be very short pin feathers in a row behind these but they will not be as obvious as the long pin feathers that you will see.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

@Ursuline Chick

How I feather sex:

1. Find a 1-3 day old chick. Hold the chick in your dominant hand so that your fingers are under its belly and wrap around its side, holding it securely. Place your thumb over its back. Use your pointer finger and thumb to hold out a wing.
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2. Extend the wing so that you are spreading out the wing tip. Find the pin feathers and pull back any down that is blocking your view if needed.

A pullet will have one row of longer pin feathers in the back and a shorter row in the front. These rows should be fairly obvious. You may have to look closely for the shorter row.
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A cockerel will have one prominent row of long pin feathers. There may be very short pin feathers in a row behind these but they will not be as obvious as the long pin feathers that you will see.
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Thank you that was very informational.

 

[Cyprus]

Thank you that was very informational.

You're welcome

 

[Cyprus]

Duck egg #1

5/8 guinea eggs have spiders. 2 are ?'s and 1 I can't see anything.

Bantam eggs are good. There is one egg that I suspect is on or around Day 15 which is the furthest developed.

 

[Morrigan]

@Ursuline Chick

How I feather sex:

1. Find a 1-3 day old chick. Hold the chick in your dominant hand so that your fingers are under its belly and wrap around its side, holding it securely. Place your thumb over its back. Use your pointer finger and thumb to hold out a wing.
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2. Extend the wing so that you are spreading out the wing tip. Find the pin feathers and pull back any down that is blocking your view if needed.

A pullet will have one row of longer pin feathers in the back and a shorter row in the front. These rows should be fairly obvious. You may have to look closely for the shorter row.
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A cockerel will have one prominent row of long pin feathers. There may be very short pin feathers in a row behind these but they will not be as obvious as the long pin feathers that you will see.
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Cool.

 

[Cyprus]

Good morning everyone! I hope you all have the best day of your life today!

 

[Bettyboop7499]

Here is the current livestream for egg #2. Progress is slowly being made, but the egg may not hatch for a while longer.

If the stream goes offline, I apologize. Something keeps messing it up on my phone.

Ah "shes" a blonde and noisy!

 

[Bettyboop7499]

Agree, not that this is proof, but our first hatchling was a French Blue Copper, it had water, but the only food in the box was Mom's and not crumbles. Then next day the second blue hatched and the following day we got chick feed. The second hatchling is much larger than the first (They were the same size at hatching). So I agree that offering food ASAP is in the best interest of the chick.

I thought you were only to give it water possible a sugar water the first 24 hrs and then food?