April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

[Jules929]

I found this today and it made me laugh. So I wanted to share with all as we're going through this unique virus experience. View attachment 2080937

Love it!

 

[gmjarvi]

Third ducky is out, looks like one more has pipped! I might snag the other two eggs to candle while it is still humid enough in there to avoid shrink wrapping.

 

[2102Simm]

Third ducky is out, looks like one more has pipped! I might snag the other two eggs to candle while it is still humid enough in there to avoid shrink wrapping.
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You're making me want some ducklings now

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Pic of my cute little OE from Sky Girl Farms. So in love.

On another note, I recently put my 3 EE pullets that are almost at the point of laying in with my Ameraucana Cockerel. Well...i don’t know what I was thinking. I assumed they would lay green, not blue like my Ameraucanas!! And then I thought maybe I’d be okay and be able to tell them apart at point of hatch, but it sounds like that isn’t the case. Ugh. He’s blue, and they are all reddish and hatched with chipmunk pattern. I’m trying to figure out if they will hatch BBS or have some kind of clue that they are the EEs. If not, I need to figure out which EE is laying blue and pull her out. Luckily one is laying green. Just so annoyed I went through the whole hassle of doing the introductions without it crossing my mind that this might be an issue. For now I can tell the eggs apart since the pullet egg is smaller but that’s going to change!

Edited for spelling.

 

[FortCluck]

Pekin Ducklings are internally pipped. Their hatch date was Saturday, I expect them to hatch by Friday.

 

[karenerwin]

I set my egg on April 2nd! 34 chicken eggs! Hoping for a better hatch rate than last time.
Last time only 4 or 5 made it to lockdown and only 1 successfully hatched. 1 internally piped but that was it. The other 2 or 3 looked great but never piped internally or anything.
I know I will still have fertility issues with the eggs from the large coop because I have 1 rooster trying to cover 19 hens. Some of those hens don't care to be covered by him.

 

[Jules929]

Three babies!
Golden Spitzhauben

Cream Legal

Mixed Marans

 

[juliasflock]

Whew, I had like 20 pages to catch up on! I am at end of day 14, all 8 eggs look beautiful, even the nail polish fix! Congrats on all the cute chicks and ducklings!!

 

[gmjarvi]

Just set 17 eggs in the Nurture Right 360, due April 29!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Three babies!
Golden Spitzhauben
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Cream Legal
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Mixed Marans
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They're beautiful!