Anyone HATCHING?!?!? Newbie's and addicts WELCOME!!!! Hatch Calendar page 1!!!!

[Melissa Rose]

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Sounds like they are starting to hatch

 

[Melissa Rose]

I have a baby on the way! She started poking out about to hours ago and is halfway there. Humidity and temp have been stable so hopefully she hatches out hust fine. I should be asleep but this is so exciting my eyes wont stay closed. Poor BF went sleep on the couch since he was hunting all night and had just barely come to bed when I noticed her hatching.

Yeahhhhh What kind?

 

[Melissa Rose]

On day 13 today. . . the wait is killin me!!! lol especially since this is my first hatch attempt. I candled one yesterday just to see and show my daughters, man nthese khaki shells are HARD to see through lol, all I can make out is a dark mass that filled up 80% of inside the egg that light would not pass through, and the small pocket at one end that the light would actually go through. Much more dark mass inside the egg compared to what it looked like at day 6, so to my untrained eye I have some growth still going. I have been DILIGENT on checking/maintaining correct temp and trying to handle the humidity. I run the still air with minimal water inside and by using the wet bulb method every few days I have been around 40-45% humidity the last week, it must have been higher the first week since I wasnt checking it and i had filled the entire middle trough in the base of the incubator with water. it seems like right now, every other day or so it gets about a tablespoon of water max. I am thinking of candling the other 6 eggs tonight and hoping for atleast 3 or 4 good ones going out of the 7, than that will be it for handling them other than the daily turning of them until lockdown at the end of THIS week. . . WOW! thats coming quick!!

Hope everybody else is anticipating hatch day like I am!! LOL a 32 yr old Marine getting excited like this over some chicken eggs!

 

[Melissa Rose]

Well I woke up to one fuzzy butt today!!!

And I think 2 more pips, today is actually day 21 so come on other chickies!!

Was it the red one

 

[silkymom1986]

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It was one of the ones marked with a R, but it doesn't look red at all to me, she hasn't dried completely, but she looks very light so not sure, I took a few pics, don't know if they are any good but I'll try to post. So hope the others hatch!!!

I don't want to have another lonely chick, makes me sad!

 

[Melissa Rose]

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It was one of the ones marked with a R, but it doesn't look red at all to me, she hasn't dried completely, but she looks very light so not sure, I took a few pics, don't know if they are any good but I'll try to post. So hope the others hatch!!!

I don't want to have another lonely chick, makes me sad!


My reds hatched out yellow and very light colored!!!

 

[bikerchic]

Yippeee on the peep!!

Melissa Rose my Nellies came today they are so pretty! I can't wait to get home and unwrap them individually!

I found a 50's redwood incubator. I have sent to seller a email, now I am impatiently waiting a response. Grrrrr I really want it!! Now to figure out how to sneak it in the house without DH noticing it!!

 

[silkymom1986]

Ok good Melissa, I was kinda upset for a sec cuz I didn't think she/he would be red, but thats reassurring, heres her pics from this morning, she looks worn out!!

 

[silkymom1986]

Yippeee on the peep!!

Melissa Rose my Nellies came today

they are so pretty! I can't wait to get home and unwrap them individually!

I found a 50's redwood incubator. I have sent to seller a email, now I am impatiently waiting a response. Grrrrr I really want it!! Now to figure out how to sneak it in the house without DH noticing it!!

Oh, how cool!! Hope you get it!!!

 

[Delilah1337]

Yeahhhhh What kind?

I know the rooster is a Buff Orpington but I'm not sure about the Hen. She is a cream color with small light brown spots near her tail. I have 4 eggs total from them that are due to hatch during the week, all will be super cute for sure. The momma is my Brothers chicken so I cant eait to tell him the great news