8th-annual-byc-new-years-day-2017-hatch-a-long

[junebuggena]

Doh! Such a time for it to happen

They are on day 3. Not a huge loss at this point.

 

[Jessimom]

Adorable photos!! Good luck for all the new pips and zips!!

I ended up with 12. Nine were shipped, 3 were my own. Of the eggs that remained, 2 were early DIS, 3 are still alive, but I set them a few days later. One just started chirping - it's in a different incubator - not set up to hatch, while I cleaned my hatching bator.

Hopefully I can get those 3 later hatches back into the right environment!

Here are some of the 12

 

[ronott1]

That is a great picture!

 

[ronott1]

The hatched chicks were being too rambunctious and eating bits of shell so I pulled them after my shower. Now they are peeking out from under the ecoglow. Waiting on the others

It is a chick pile!

and one is getting ready to jump on top!

 

[ronott1]

Adorable photos!! Good luck for all the new pips and zips!!

I ended up with 12. Nine were shipped, 3 were my own. Of the eggs that remained, 2 were early DIS, 3 are still alive, but I set them a few days later. One just started chirping - it's in a different incubator - not set up to hatch, while I cleaned my hatching bator.

Hopefully I can get those 3 later hatches back into the right environment!

Here are some of the 12

They look very happy under the plate

I will be easy putting the new ones in. Do it at night and they will be best pals in the morning.

 

[pennyJo1960]

one doa in shell beak out... 2 still BIG peeps HOLES not out yet
update of cord stuck in egg had to soak it this morning get she off the breast and unstick
cord from leg but still warm moist water does the trick warm back in incubator warming up more

 

[teaton]

The hatched chicks were being too rambunctious and eating bits of shell so I pulled them after my shower. Now they are peeking out from under the ecoglow. Waiting on the others

Very pretty!!!

 

[orrpeople]

so sadly we learned today that despite a completely enclosed run area. That a hawk can still get and kill our silkies.

Sadly this is the 2nd one we've lost to a hawk. 1st one disappeared, this one in guessing got too close to the fence and grabbed.

So sad. However still excited about our hatch day coming up. So there's that. And about 3 more hours of new smaller holed chicken wire going inside the frame of the run.

I am so sorry for your loss. We had one of our sweet EEs meet the same fate. It makes me mad when they just swoop in, kill them and but don't carry them away to eat. So wasteful.

 

[cutipatooti]

had a quail with 2 faces on one head. Of course it didn't hatch. Still have pics somewhere.

That's interesting. I had a guinea chicken hybrid that did not hatch.

 

[cutipatooti]

so sadly we learned today that despite a completely enclosed run area. That a hawk can still get and kill our silkies.

Sadly this is the 2nd one we've lost to a hawk. 1st one disappeared, this one in guessing got too close to the fence and grabbed.

So sad. However still excited about our hatch day coming up. So there's that. And about 3 more hours of new smaller holed chicken wire going inside the frame of the run.

So sorry for your loss, good luck on the upcoming hatch