Anyone hatching April 5-7 or so? ALL DONE, READY TO BE LOCKED

[snazzyboots]

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That's great Suechick. I am also in the process of selling some. Sold two of my Ameraucanas, and a chochin. I want to watch my RIR's. I want two hens from the ones that hatched. Wonder how long I'll have to wait to know what I have!
If I go by the feathering, I have two that could be possibles.

Hmmm, feathering. How reliable is that? Mine are a week old and some have many of their wing feathers in, others have stumpy looking wings. The last time I hatched Buff Orps the stumpy wings were roos and the faster growing wings were hens. Is that true of all breeds? I mean, is it safe to make decisions about your chicks from the feathering? If it is true, the gal today got 2 hens and 4 roos.

so are we thinking that this will hold true? i would like to start selling some of my babies but don't want to get rid of all the girls by accident what age do the combs and wattles start developing?

 

[speckledhen]

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Four pips with one almost out....AND one is a Cochin egg!!!!!

Seven pips....lol....

Congratulations, Beth!

 

[bburn]

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Four pips with one almost out....AND one is a Cochin egg!!!!!

Seven pips....lol....

Congratulations, Beth!

....and this morning....after three house of sleep the headcount is 18 fuzzy butts with 21 eggs still in the incubator and we are still on day 21! The brooder is filling up. Have not seen one feathered foot! Still hoping a few show up!

Thanks speckledhen....and thanks for all the shared knowledge!

 

[Cynthia12]

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Congratulations, Beth!

....and this morning....after three house of sleep the headcount is 18 fuzzy butts with 21 eggs still in the incubator and we are still on day 21! The brooder is filling up. Have not seen one feathered foot! Still hoping a few show up!

Thanks speckledhen....and thanks for all the shared knowledge!

Congrats! Wow, you will have to post some pictures. Maybe on the other thread..everyone knows you there!

 

[Suechick]

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....and this morning....after three house of sleep the headcount is 18 fuzzy butts with 21 eggs still in the incubator and we are still on day 21! The brooder is filling up. Have not seen one feathered foot! Still hoping a few show up!

Thanks speckledhen....and thanks for all the shared knowledge!

Congrats! Wow, you will have to post some pictures. Maybe on the other thread..everyone knows you there!

Congratulations!!

way to go chickies

Come on feather feet.

 

[bburn]

Here I am with a few pics....not all are in it and not all are hatched. Tonight at 8pm is the END of day 21.....will go a few more days with what is left in the incubator. I know ya'll think I am nuts but I bought a stethoscope a few days ago. I can hold the egg with a washrag, make sure nothing is touching the scope in any way and hold the round thing against the egg and listen carefully....and I can hear the chick peck and move and sometimes the heartbeat. So, as of right now there are just a few that I hear nothing in. So these guys will get a couple of extra days if needed.

My cochin is not dry yet but once SHE is (I have no idea) I will take a picture of her and post her. She brings tears to my eyes! (Big Momma was so gentle and sweet).

This is through the hole at the top of the brooder where the light sits. Mostly mixed and then a few Barred Rocks. Total is 20 now and still more pips. I let them dry, but they are not fluffed, and move them to the brooder at the other end where I have a box set up and a light on the box to finish fluffing. All that crawling over eggs and the heating elements drove me nuts.

This is a little more flattering photo of the fuzzy butts. (except the photo is in my downloads but it posted the same photo???)
I do have one chick with a problem. Am going to make a decision this evening when my SIL gets here. One of the BR chicks cannot walk. He cannot use his legs. I have him in the 'box' in the brooder and he is alert but never moves from where I put him unless he flops over on his back. There is nothing I can do for him. And we all know what will happen if I baby him and he grows. We KNOW what the other chicks will do to him. So....will take care of it this evening.

How much fun was this anyway????? Scary and exciting and awe inspiring all at the same time! Thanks everyone for the help and the interest and expecially for showing your fuzzy butts while I was so impatiently waiting for mine to arrive! Happy Hatching and will see you on the next hatch. Have eggs on the table dated and turning several times a day. All cochins will go in....that is a given!!

 

[MjChickens]

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Oh how cute. Can I add then to my collection?

 

[bburn]

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Oh how cute. Can I add then to my collection?

Lol....sure. My Buff Orpington is daddy to all the yellow chicks. Mostly over RIR....that flock is my egg layers and I plan on keeping a few of these and growing them up to add to that flock. The BO part ought to make a better chicken out of them!

 

[luvchicks8]

all chicke have hatched 2 did not make it to hatch, now the ducks 10 more days to go

 

[snazzyboots]

so cute!!!