Anyone starting a hatch today?

[CALI CHICK]

There were 2 pips in the incubator this morning...nothing new since.

Guess I just have to let them rest!

 

[CowgirlJules]

I glanced in the hatcher on my way to work this morning, and there were several pips. I'm leaving tonight for the Fresno poultry show, so I guess my husband will have to let me know how they do tomorrow. I have one Marans egg in there, and they are notoriously late hatchers, so I don't expect to crack open the hatcher until Sunday evening.

 

[CALI CHICK]

Cowgirl -your patience amazes me. Maybe hatching gets less stressful with experience.

Are you showing or buying @ the Fresno show. I had planned to go and look for "SQ Silkies" but then I decided to order these eggs and try hatching myself. I think it was a good choice financially as well as educationally (since we incorporated it into our science curriculum).
Have a nice time at the show!

 

[CowgirlJules]

Yes, it gets less exciting when you do it all the time.

I'm showing one bird, this is my first show. My cockerel got in a fight, so I had to scratch him, but I will have one large fowl Silver Laced Wyandotte pullet in the show. I still have to give her another bath today before I drive down there to coop in. Should be interesting, but I'm happy to be starting at this size show and not a giant one.

 

[CowgirlJules]

How did you all do? I hope better than I did. I had the worst hatch of the year. 8/10 Silver Laced Wyandottes, which is fine, but only 2/11 Blue Laced Reds and I've been getting 100% hatches on those. And one Marans egg is in there, but that one was iffy when I candled.

 

[CALI CHICK]

Hey Cowgirl, how was the Fresno show?

So far, only 4 out of 10 eggs hatched. 2 of them hatched yesterday (Day 21) and then 2 hatched today (Day 22). I still have 6 in the 'bator and none of them even have a pip?

I'm still really hoping more hatch. Have you ever had any hatch on 3 different days before?

 

[JimnTer]

Sorry to hear that your bad news. I just went down to the sheds to feed and water animals and my banty has hatched all 6 of her eggs. The little ones all seem to be doing fine. They look kind of like chipmunks with 2 black stripes down thier backs.

 

[JimnTer]

Here is a picture of one of the chicks. This is my first time posting a picture on the internet so I appologize in advance if I screw it up.

 

[CALI CHICK]

Jimnter...they are very cute!