2015 HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long, Join us IF YOU DARE!

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[Peep-Chicken]

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That is a special Turken! Where did you even find chickens like that?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hatch day! 3 pips out of 40 eggs so far. I JUST heard chirping finally. It seriously feels like christmas. This is our second hatching attempt. First one did not go well at all (no survivors). When we candled them at day 18 before lockdown we had 36 wiggling chicks. I just really hope we get some fuzzballs for my kids to see when they get home from school. Fingers crossed!!! Im like a nervous new mommy!

WELCOME to the thread and BYC! what are you hatching? sounds like its under control!!! pictures when they hatch please!!!

Omg the gifs are killing me!

we got it in the bag!!

these chicks be like hatching all over the world man! like chirp chirp here and chirp chirp there dude

the majority of egg is full of chick, I can see them in there clearly moving a few hate the light a lot and run from it

ok always looks dif when candling! you have two days of loss yes, keep humidity down yet!

Day 2: Some air cell growth, It is about the size of a nickle around the top of the egg, and the yolk is touching it. Is that normal? The curve on the yolk in the first pic is the air cell.

How does this guy look?

what the heck woman,you are antsy, now you better just start practicing sitting on your hands now!!! no meddling when its lockdown ya here me!!!!

Thank you! We don't have cell phone service where I live, so I don't even bother with getting a decent phone. Just a cheap one for when I'm some place other than home! I take my pictures with an actual camera.

I know, weird, right?

The d'Uccle eggs are cream to tan color.

oh! so I could tell them easily from serama right? or no? ya ya ya????

they bigger yes?

I never had bantams and I forget how big the silkie eggs were

Thanks. I'm a terrible worrywort and I want to do everything right. I think I will candle the eggs tomorrow and then let them be until day 7. I took the plug out like you recommended, it doesn't seem to have affected the temp or anything like I was afraid it would. I check about every hour.

When it comes time to candle the lot of them should I take them all out and put the lid on the incubator with them outside of it, or just take the lid of and keep them in without the lid while I candle?

OMG ha ha ha ha ha ha ha giggle giggle giggle.... she is nuts like me!!! I think should you take them all out there is more chance for dropping them! Take the lid off, candle each one and put each one back and put the lid back on it. it doesnt take long to look and be finished, just dont plan on taking images of each one, OK OK OK?

maybe take a pic of a bad one or one you question? and then AFTER you put them all back and in order and close it up! I remember asking the same exact questions and the SAME way you ask them I SWEAR I did! Its like de ja vue chickie! I dont know how to spell so lets leave it at that

let me see...is your fav color green and you love apple pie and you hate to eat fish?

and high heels hurt your feet right?

Great news! I have a lot coming up too, the first of the month. Didn't set quite that many, 34, 3 have been tossed so far.

just 34

Just posted photos of my flock since I recently cleaned up the run and did some work in the coop. Link is in my signature, go take a look at the thread if you're interested. No roos though, we got rid of all ours.

GOINGGGGGGG!!!

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WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

IS THIS WHAT I AM MISSING OUT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!

GOSH DANG!!! awwwwwwwwww loook at it!!!! awwwwwwwww its so cute!!!! now only a true chicken lover could love him you know that!! ach du gut in himmel ach eye eye

 

[Skink]

That is a special Turken! Where did you even find chickens like that?

I got hatching eggs from BYC usee Kev before they re-arranged their scaleless turken flock. I am eternally grateful to them! I'd been hunting for scaleless chooks for some time. They are very fascinating and I am eager to learn about them!

 

[Peep-Chicken]

I got hatching eggs from BYC usee Kev before they re-arranged their scaleless turken flock. I am eternally grateful to them! I'd been hunting for scaleless chooks for some time. They are very fascinating and I am eager to learn about them!

Will these produce offspring like themselves?

I know one of their BYCer who had these.

 

[Cynthia12]

Pork is a great name. I've seen some on the NN thread. There is a lady that has quite a few on there.

 

[Skink]

They will breed more of themselves, yes! Scaleless is a recessive gene so to any bird they would at least make splits, but luckily the turkens hatching are already het scaleless. I am hoping to get at least one scaleless more out of the last two eggs, but count myself lucky to have one!

 

[Saris]

what the heck woman,you are antsy, now you better just start practicing sitting on your hands now!!! no meddling when its lockdown ya here me!!!!


OMG ha ha ha ha ha ha ha giggle giggle giggle.... she is nuts like me!!! I think should you take them all out there is more chance for dropping them! Take the lid off, candle each one and put each one back and put the lid back on it. it doesnt take long to look and be finished, just dont plan on taking images of each one, OK OK OK?

maybe take a pic of a bad one or one you question? and then AFTER you put them all back and in order and close it up! I remember asking the same exact questions and the SAME way you ask them I SWEAR I did! Its like de ja vue chickie! I dont know how to spell so lets leave it at that

let me see...is your fav color green and you love apple pie and you hate to eat fish?

and high heels hurt your feet right?

I'm terrible I know!

I blame it on 3 of my 4 kids being in school and my youngest will be 3 soon. My babies are growing up too fast! WAAA!!!!

I will only take pics of ones I have questions on, I plan on having my hubby help me so it can go smoothly. (He'll hold the phone for pictures)

GREEN IS MY FAVORITE COLOR, I DO LOVE APPLE PIE, FISH IS SO SO, and I have closet full of heels that I buy and never wear!

WHO ARE YOU? A SPY?

O.O

 

[tiffani day]

@Sally Sunshine I have never been able to get humidity below 55 I live in Mississippi so I believe our high humidity has a lot to do with that. This is only my 3rd hatch but my first hatch was 15 out of 21 eggs, 2nd 16 out of 18 eggs and this is my biggest set starting with 33 even tho I'm down to 24 eggs. I will candle again Sunday and start lock down. This will be the only time I add water to my bator but it really only takes a little to get the humidity up. I have to say I have enjoyed the hatching I usually only buy chicks or pullets. This will be my last hatch until spring tho I'm already worried about going into winter with such little ones.

 

[ronott1]

@Sally Sunshine I have never been able to get humidity below 55 I live in Mississippi so I believe our high humidity has a lot to do with that. This is only my 3rd hatch but my first hatch was 15 out of 21 eggs, 2nd 16 out of 18 eggs and this is my biggest set starting with 33 even tho I'm down to 24 eggs. I will candle again Sunday and start lock down. This will be the only time I add water to my bator but it really only takes a little to get the humidity up. I have to say I have enjoyed the hatching I usually only buy chicks or pullets. This will be my last hatch until spring tho I'm already worried about going into winter with such little ones.

There is a BYC Member on one of the Heritage threads that posted yesterday that he keeps his cabinet incubator at 50% humidity all the time, incubating and hatching.

It sounds like 55% works fine for you so keep up the good work!