3rd Annual New Year's Day Hatch!!

[ChooksChick]

Does anyone else feel like it's an exercise in memory function and attention to keep up with this thread? I feel like I need a rest after all of that. Go synapses!

 

[LarryPQ]

*giggles* That was a sort of funny double post.

 

[LarryPQ]

SO-- I am prett sure pastrymama's chickies are done hatching. I am not sure how many there are-- I think 4+9+2=15? Ish?

They are very cute. When she comes to get them tonight, I will snap a few pics for the holiday picture contest.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

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You beat me to it.

 

[farmerChef]

I'm down from 38 to 7, my bator looks so empty……

I was hoping to fill it with an emu egg, but Wolftracks outbid me.

I had finally convinced my mama to let me bid on one and she gave me a small max bid.

 

[mrheinz77]

Day 11 Major Events:
The toe claws begin to curve downward.

The bottom of the feet become padded.

Feather germs on the back and tail appear as long, tapering cones.

The beak begins to harden.

The comb appears serrated.

The embryo begins to draw calcium from the eggshell for its growing bones.

http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/embryology/day11/

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I'm off to Waterville to try and find some Chux Pads. I also have to stop in at the local Post Office and pick up a package. I called yesterday about it cause tracking said it was there, then they said they'd deliver it for me. My "delivery" was a notice that my package was too big to fit in my mailbox and I'd need to pick it up today. These people are out of control

 

[Jeffross1968]

We've removed 7 eggs so far, bringing us down to 34 eggs. One was removed at first candle as it was cracked. Could only see it while candling. Other 6 were removed at day 10 candling for being clear. We don't have the best candler, so there are others that we think are clear, but giving them until lock down. All but 1 of the removed eggs were shipped eggs. Our control group from our own flock is doing very well compared to the shipped ones.

At this point, we're hoping for 14 out of 17 from our own flock, and probably have no reason to believe we'd get better than 6 from the shipped 24 eggs

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Chooks: thanks for all the great info, I plan to look for those coveralls and amend my flashlight post haste!

I am freaking out a bit because I have not seen any movement while candling and after reading more on these threads I believe my humidity has been too high, I've kept it at 45 and sometimes it jumps a tad over. Should I let my humidity drop from now until lockdown? Or is consistency more important? Thanks for any input.

 

[AK Michelle]

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Day 11, we are finally on the downhill slide. Less days to wait than we already have.

Just 10 days to go people!