2014 breeding season begins, post your results

[DylansMom]

I have mixed feelings, 'cause I started peeling the shell and both probably needed more time, so if they live, they will more than likely need special attention, which means more work for me.

Looks like my best producing peahen might lay an egg tonight.

-Kathy

Well I'm glad they are alive, hope it doesn't cause too much work for you. I accidentally pulled a purple egg last year and let it sit next to the bator for about 12-14 hours before I realized what I'd done. She was fine just 12 hours later to hatch.

 

[DylansMom]

No, she's a coming 5 year old, average size, just lays eggs 100 grams or less, smallest last year was 86, I think. Another 5 year old lays big ones, some of hers were 125 grams, lol.

Congrats on chick, post pictures? That reminds me... need to go check on the Muscovy hen, she had some pipping yesterday.

-Kathy

This one's for you Kathy.

And for anyone else who may be wondering, yes, I know it's not a Peachick!

 

[casportpony]

It's adorable! How many more eggs are there?

-Kathy

 

[DylansMom]

It's adorable! How many more eggs are there?

-Kathy

1 down and 4 to go.

 

[casportpony]

Got one of the them out and it has a nice, clean umbilicus!

-Kathy

 

[margaret8]

 

[DylansMom]

Got one of the them out and it has a nice, clean umbilicus!

-Kathy

Picture????

Oh, and a second one just popped out here.

 

[PeepsCA]

Hmmmm... Did someone say PEAFOWL EGGS???

I collected my first 3 early surprise eggs on 3/3/14, and I'm up to 41 eggs total collected so far, from just 3 Hens.
Busy girls.

And here are my first 4 2014 Babies

The biggest 3 are from my first small hatch on 4/9 and the smallest guy in the upper left corner was hatched by a grumpy broody Silkie almost a week later on 4/15. I took him away from her tho, because after the 3rd day she still would not get off him to let him eat/drink, lol... dang Newbie Broody!
(They are all way way WAY mad at me and insulted in this pic, I had just washed their poopy feet off and set them in a cardboard box for a quick photo op, and brooder cleaning).

 

[zazouse]

And it looks like someone finely got the bigun, you will love that cabinet bator, i never open mine unless it is to candle the eggs at 2 weeks, i keep the reservoir filled from the side vent hole with a piece of PVC tubing and a funnel, i have the bucket reservoir but i never could get the flow going enough to keep it full so i improvised

I know i must have some girls laying but i have been dealing with an abscessed tooth sense last Thursday and it has been all i can do just to make rounds and feed with all the swelling and pain, i am on the backside now so the hunt will begin soon, i am letting the hens that want to set set if they are in a safe area.

 

[margaret8]

 And it looks like someone finely got the bigun, you will love that cabinet bator, i never open mine unless it is to candle the eggs at 2 weeks, i keep the reservoir filled from the side vent hole with a piece of PVC tubing and a funnel, i have the bucket reservoir but i never could get the flow going enough to keep it full so i improvised   

 I know i must have some girls laying but i have been dealing with an abscessed tooth sense last Thursday and it has been all i can do just to make rounds and feed with all the swelling and pain, i am on the backside now so the hunt will begin soon, i am letting the hens that want to set set if they are in a safe area.