3rd Annual New Year's Day Hatch!!

[Sumatra503]

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I totally agree with Miss Puffles. I would rather be slightly overweight and very well fed than skinny and hungry.

(Said the girl waiting for her boyfriend to finish making homemade rooster stew and chocolate cookies)

I agree with Miss Puffles too, and have to mention that my chocolate lab ate 2 and a 1/2 dozen cupcakes last Saturday off of the kitchen table. They weren't chocolate, but he didn't care, ate the papers and all....
uh... is Miss Puffles a chicken? cat? mother in law??

This is Miss Puffles. She is currently living in my room due to injury.

The Hen, not the Sumatra503!

This is her good side. Nice and trim, but she may lose it if she keeps scarfing down chocolate cake off the counter between meals!

 

[BHep]

A chicken on a leash......................... oOOOOoo nooooooo don't let my kids see that

 

[Sumatra503]

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It's completely harmless! I make them for 15.00 each.

 

[EagleTheHenpecked]

Okay, just candled. 21 for sure ready and rarin to go. 2 are a bit iffy but i left them in there anyway (no smell or anything so why not?

) ony 3 that were no good and those were from my girlfriend (she got me into chickens in the first place

) and were probably left out for a few days in the cold before she finally found them. all in all i feel good about my second hatch attempt (1st time i sat 14 eggs and only had 2 survive. i've since fixed my humidity and putting them in the turner upside down problems.) Almost time for some more fuzzballs. YAY!!!

 

[BHep]

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It's completely harmless! I make them for 15.00 each.

Ooo I am sure... they already dress the darn things up.

Add a leash.

Anyway......we did dress up a showgirl to make a pic for the calender, but she wouldn't stay still and the pics came out bad. And I was out of patience that day to begin with.

I need to retry.

 

[Sumatra503]

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It's completely harmless! I make them for 15.00 each.

Ooo I am sure... they already dress the darn things up.

Add a leash.

Anyway......we did dress up a showgirl to make a pic for the calender, but she wouldn't stay still and the pics came out bad. And I was out of patience that day to begin with.

I need to retry.

You certainly do!!!

 

[debs_flock]

I have a question as a first time hatcher.

I originally set 14 eggs. I candled last night. I have one egg that doesn't appear to have ever developed, it's still pretty clear. It is not weeping nor does it smell. I have one egg that was VERY active at the ten day candling, but doesn't appear to have developed past that point. It's a white egg so you can clearly see the chick, but most of the egg is clear (probably 50%). It also is not weeping nor does it smell.

The rest of the eggs are nearly solid dark with an air cell. You can see them moving inside if you watch.

My plan is to take out the turner and place the eggs on their sides on top of that non-slip rubbermaid shelf liner (the one with holes all over). Does that sound reasonable? My biggest question is, should I discard the two eggs before lockdown that look undeveloped?

Thanks,
Deb

 

[kathyinmo]

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YES! I need more holiday calendar pictures!

 

[Sumatra503]

Okay Guys!!! Finish this Sentence!!!

You Might Be an NYDH Hathcer if......

Similar to the You Might Be Redneck stuff!!

 

[Sumatra503]

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If they look under developed, then they probably aren't going to hatch. Anything clear at this point is dead, anyway sorry to say.