5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[chicken pickin]

One of my silkie eggs are hatching!!!!!!!!!!!

Very exciting!!!!!!

But keep it in the incubator with lid on and don't open it until the full hatch is complete. It needs the humidity high otherwise it can become shirink wrapped inside the egg.

 

[bantambury]

Just think when they get asked what lines their birds are from they get to say trader joes or walmart lol

hahhahaah! I see it now:




"wow! what a gorgeous cross! where the heck did you get him?!?!?!"

"uuuhhhhhhh...... uuuhhhh...."

"What?"

"Their my wallie chicks bro."

 

[Wunjo]

Grocery store eggs???
What just store bought eggs?!?!

Cool!
You know they mostly all come out white with maybe a few splash markings. But they are still cute!
How many are you hatching?

I am currently hatching 36/36 eggs. All are still swimming. Still at 100% hatch rate. The leghorns are the white one's in the pic. Except there is also a brown leghorn in the mix so I am not sure how many of hers are in there. I only have two white leghorns. Then the one brown leghorn.

 

[chicken farmer]

omg! yay! take video and post it!

I love silkies! I have 7 growing now in my bator!

I can only take about an 8 minute video and it hasnt made progress since the picture I think its tired haha

 

[chicken farmer]

Very exciting!!!!!!

But keep it in the incubator with lid on and don't open it until the full hatch is complete. It needs the humidity high otherwise it can become shirink wrapped inside the egg.

Yes I know to leave the lid on and not to help it thank you though I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chicken pickin]

Grocery store eggs???
What just store bought eggs?!?!

Cool!
You know they mostly all come out white with maybe a few splash markings. But they are still cute!
How many are you hatching?

Yes store bought eggs! Cool huh!?

Some store sell eggs marked fertile on the package, even though they have been refrigerated they can still a lot of times hatch.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Quote: And that's about my experience with Wyandottes too. I really don't want anymore, ever!

One of my silkie eggs are hatching!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I'm so jealous! I want to see a pip, or a peep! Haven't seen one since the Cinco de Mayo hatch! Soooo excited!

 

[chicken pickin]

Yes I know to leave the lid on and not to help it thank you though I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry just wanted to make sure.

I cant wait til you post pics. I love Silkies. I have 19 silkies developing now in the incubator.

What color is your Silkie going to be?

 

[SallyinIndiana]

incubators can be used as hatchers....correct? I hope because I don't have a hatcher!

yes, but it can be tricky to get the humidity just right without raising / oping the incubator a few times on that first day of lockdown.
And as others have mentioned having a hatcher makes setting more requently than every 25 days possible. That is great for a small flock that needs to expand quickly.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

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That is fantastic, what day are you on?
I have yet to candle my little ones, I hope to do it tonight.
Do all Leghorn colours lay white white eggs?