4th of July hatch along!

[CowboysAngel]

So, a week after I put 3 dozen + 1 double yoker, in my incubator...this girl takes over the most popular nest and is sitting on 6 eggs!!

Here’s one of the eggs on day 4 of incubation, give or take...

 

[Rusticwool]

Ok, I just went out to check my broody girl and I smelled something funky. I reached under her and found pieces of egg shell! She still has two left that are untouched.

When we candled on day 10 we left the three that were developing but we also found egg shells of one she had already eaten. She is alone in her broody coop so, I know it’s her. I guess I want to know if this is something I should worry about or just wait and see?

She is a white D’Uccle, first time broody, 10 months old.

 

[Knighstar679]

So far my Welshies eggs are looking good for a 4th of July hatch. Out of 8 only 2 have made it this far.

 

[Rockporters]

I have 3 different small hatches due this week.

First hatch date is 7/2. Fridge eggs! Bought local eggs roadside, for eating. Of course I couldn’t resist tossing 4 green ones into the incubator “just to see”. 2 developed and are doing awesome.

Batch 2 is local Serama eggs. 21 days is 7/3. There were a few clear and some quitters. Out of 12 local Serama eggs, 5 developed well.

Batch 3 are Serama eggs from EBay. Good experience so far. Air cells were good. They are due to hatch 7/6. Out of the 9 Serama eggs, 7 developed and are doing great.

I also have 12 rare breed eggs that were shipped. Hatch date is 7/13. I don’t have high hopes for these. They arrived with all the air cells in pretty bad shape. I’ll candle today (day 7) to see how many, if any, developed.

 

[Kiki]

I have quail eggs due to hatch with the fireworks show.


16 fresh set eggs
10 eggs pulled out of the fridge that had been in there a week plus

 

[Feathers4Fun2]

The excitment mounts! Drum roll please. Whoever thought there was so much excitement about being locked down! For us chicken tenders the term is exciting but for many others not so much. June 11 I set 20 "Yard Bird Exclusive" eggs, a special cross of RIR, PR, and BS. When I started raising chickens I had no idea it would be so much fun. I want to thank all of you at BackYard Chickens for the tremendous amount of helpful information you have made available over the years. For those who just started raising chickens yesterday, your going to love it. For those of you who may be wondering about "Yard Bird Exclusive" brand eggs, that's the name I gave them because they are exclusive to my yard and its a mixed flock of 1 Rhode Island Red (RIR) rooster, 1 Black Star (BS) rooster with 1 Rhode Isalnd Red (RIR) hen, 2 Plymouth Rock (PR) hens and 2 Black Star (BS) hens. The rooster to hen ratio is a little bit high but we're workin on that. This flock affectionately known as the Gang of Seven is 100% free range on seven acres. Yesterday, June 29th I turned out a Flock of Eight consisting of 1 Buff Orpington (BO) rooster, 5 Black Star (BS) Roosters, and 2 Buff Orpington (BO) hens. That is an unacceptable ratio of roosters to hens but the Flock of Eight get along very well together. They all have 14 acres to roam on but choose to use only seven. The Gang of Seven rule the acrage, when they encounter the Flock of Eight there are fire works! Happy fourth of July ya'll.

 

[Kiki]

Let the fireworks show begin.
Lockdown just started for me.

 

[Bru]

Sorry for being late to the party, we just went into lockdown last night with 4 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, 6 Lavender Orpingtons, and one Black Copper Maran egg, which looks suspiciously like a welsummer egg, thrown in as an extra. This is our second hatch ever, out of the 12 that made it to lockdown last time we had a 100% hatch rate. Keeping our fingers crossed for the same success as last time.

For this batch day 21 is 7/3 then the next batch day 21 is 7/6, the next batch is small and consists of 2 Cream Legbars, and 3 Experimental Easter Egger Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, all from a local farm nearby.

The addiction has a firm hold on me already.

 

[Rockporters]

One of the roadside “fridge” eggs pipped this morning. I think one of the Seramas may have too, but it’s hard to tell for sure at this stage.
And so it begins!

 

[BlueBaby]

@Rockporters Good luck with a successful hatch!