April 2021 Hatch - A - Long

[Artichoke Lover]

At least 3 eggs have pipped! But one pipped in the wrong end. Anything I need to do to help him?

 

[Honora]

At least 3 eggs have pipped! But one pipped in the wrong end. Anything I need to do to help him?

Most people say to leave it alone. Apparently they usually hatch fine without intervention but can take longer.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Most people say to leave it alone. Apparently they usually hatch fine without intervention but can take longer.

Whew

 

[WallyG74]

Most people say to leave it alone. Apparently they usually hatch fine without intervention but can take longer.

One of mine was pipped on the wrong end and it hatched right by itself. I was concerned too but left it alone and it did the rest!

 

[WallyG74]

At Day 22 with 23 hatched chicks! Just when I think they’re done, another hatches. I have 5 eggs left. We’ll see how it goes tonight.

 

[FortCluck]

The 6th egg finally hatched. I'm guessing it probably hatched about 5-6am this morning. He hung out all morning in the incubator to dry off but when I woke up this afternoon he looked depressed and still not very dry. So I got him out, held him close in my shirt for awhile until he was mostly fluffy. Added him to the brooder with the other 5 chicks and in like 30 seconds flat he was racing around the brooder following his siblings around to check out what they were doing - total cuteness


I'm sorry about the accident and the loss of the hatch. So heartbreaking. But I'm glad for the new chicks, they're absolutely adorable little fluffy butts! Do you know what breeds you got?

2 Amerucauna (I can never spell this right but they lay blue eggs), 2 leghorn pullets, and 2 isa brown.

 

[FortCluck]

Both quail are internally pipped nothing external yet. They will be living in the brooder with the3 chicks Peepee couldn’t care for (trying to kill them )

 

[Knighstar679]

Pip number one on my Lavender EEs hopefully soon there will be a chick about!

It feels like it has taken forever to get this single pip. I am cheering this one on to hatch quicker.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I am getting some 3 week old bantam Cochin chicks tomorrow. I have never had Cochins before either but I wanted to get some chickens that would be good broodies so I thought I would give them a try. The color I am getting is called “salmon.” Post pics when you get yours; I’d love to see them!

I will, you too! Red is not my favorite color, but for some reason I was able to buy these as sexed pullets, but not any of the other colors that were offered (all straight run).

 

[Melontine]

We’re at 8 hatched so far! An interesting mix of colors too. Just 11 more to go.

This one was making good progress on zipping up until this point. Now it’s been a while since I’ve seen it move.
Does this egg look okay? There are some small cracks that have really spread out.