Alaska hatchers..How is everyone doing? Baby pics !!!!!!

[Mrs MIA]

Look what we're playing with this morning...

 

[incubatingisfun]

ughh i hate my cshools computer it blocks your images.i candled 2 days ago and everything looks very good. i started with 17 my hen broke one and i threw away 4 bad ones

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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Just thought I would mention, that we have several broodys right now, so that is an option for you.

 

[MissDeb]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

Good morning all... I missed a rousing round of conversation last night, I see! I had a customer come by last night for five six-week old Delawares, but wound up giving them the $5 tour and answering about an hour's worth of questions. They were SO nice...

But I was drained after and just vegged.

So, update this morning... Deb first... bad news is that #4 hatched, but did not survive the night.

She looked like a blue!! I'll take a photo, but very silvery instead of black. I'm very bummed. I think she lost too much blood ~ her abdomen just wasn't quite all the way closed. The good news? The first three are up and at 'em, fluffy, and will come out today. The better news? #5 is pipped... Aimee, this is 2 days past their due date, so DO NOT GIVE UP ON THEM.

I also woke up to 8 Orpington chicks, one more is pipped... pretty good for me with shipped eggs... I've always had good luck with Christina's eggs (she's in WA).

This will be a nice addition/major improvement to the stock I already have. I'm very excited for next season!

That's a bummer on #4....I wonder what the blue was possibly from? Maybe this new set of birds (your boy and my girl) are throwing blues?? Now you got me wondering! So you still have 4 more to go?
I'll be highly disappointed if I now have a bird who is throwing blues after sending off for eggs!!!

That would be my luck!

Come on #5!

 

[PandoraTaylor]

Day 19 and the report is

1 Pure Light Brahma out
1 Pure Light Brahma on the half shell (fully zipped and head out) resting

1 Light Brahma x Barred Rock out


ETA: 24 to go!

 

[Alaska animal lover]

Good luck on #5 Tori, and to you Pandora!
I won't give up!

 

[Alaska animal lover]

Day 20 six pips from my Wildwood farm eggs!

 

[Mrs MIA]

Good hatching vibes to everyone!!

Well, #5 is out, and very weak. I have her propped up in a carton with a splash orpington that has a very large buddha belly going on! LOL! The other 4 are not showing any signs of life, but I will candle again soon.

Here are pictures (warning! dead chick photos!) of #4, Deb... she's dry. Still slicked back, but dry and the silvery color is not a reflection from the flash. I don't know what to tell you... (I posted a thumbnail in case someone didn't want to look.)





Here's the pair of now 10 week old BCMs from my flock...

 

[MissDeb]

Wow Tori she does have a silver/blue sheen to her eh?

Are these bigger guys out of either of Norman's brothers?

I just asked Lisa Cree what she hatches hers out at, and she uses 40%- 44% then 65%-67% at the end.

 

[Ban seabhag]

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Aside from Animal Food Warehouse, you might give Alaska Mill and Feed a call. It's a possibility too. And don't worry about doing your own hatching. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here more than happy to give you info and morale support