April 2021 Hatch - A - Long

[LadiesAndJane]

I set my eggs about 9:30 last night and was up every hour to 30min checking the temp on the incubator. I finally got it stabilizes about 7 this morning

It's almost like having a newborn baby!

 

[Flockincrazy]

I want to see lavender silkies, tell those eggs to get developing! How are air sacs looking?

Something tells me stopping at 4 will be hard if you're already on 2 hehe

Haha @The Cave I will only set 2 more cause if not I will endup with 5mth old chickens in the house again and yes I is hard lol

 

[Artichoke Lover]

It's almost like having a newborn baby!

It certainly reminds me of bottle feeding newborn kittens. I’m glad I took a break from that before I started this!

 

[The Cave]

Well, the eggs were delayed 3 extra days, so already at around 10 days old when I set them Monday afternoon. 6 of the 12 had completely detached air cells. Thankfully only 1 out the 6 that were lavender were. Rest are loose, but I am cautiously optimistic I will get a few to hatch anyway! I will wait to candle on Monday, so at DAY 7 to see if anything is developing. Crossing all possible body parts that they do!

Yes I always go in cautious with my shipped eggs -_- it can be so disappointing. But I’ve had some make it through detached air cells and crazy incubator fluctuations! Silkies are determined little things

 

[The Cave]

PS I SET PEKIN EGGS TODAY!!! They will also be April babies Due date is a super easy one April 28th haha. This will be my first time doing duck eggs. I am a little nervous. I saw a video that said day 10 to day 25 you take them out mist them with water and let them cool to 86 degrees before putting them back in. Does this sound good?! It was from White house on the hill youtube and he had a good hatch 9/9! So I will probably run with his method. That is, of course....IF I get development, I saw some dates on the eggs were from 10 days ago so I am not hopeful for all of them but some should develop.

 

[Kypris]

Jumping in as my silkie girls just started laying today after almost 7 weeks!
Checked for fertility as my little cockerel has his favorites.
This egg had a weird shape, so I didn’t feel too bad cracking it open.
Beautiful bullseye!
Going to start collecting and hope to set in about a week.
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OMG thank you for sharing this. I hadn't even thought to check for fertility because my flock have all been getting snuggly daily and my roo and hens are all less than a year. But I did a full check on everyone's eggs today and they all have bullseyes. Excited!

 

[kelseyk]

BBS Ameraucana, Quail d’Anver, and sees many eggs got moved to the Hatcher today. Lavender Silkie eggs will get set in the incubator tomorrow.

 

[kelseyk]

And there are 3 pipped already! They want to come really early!

 

[spryng]

And there are 3 pipped already! They want to come really early!

So exciting! Can't wait to see pics!

 

[gimmie birdies]

The chicks I just hatched, and the chick I hatched before with the feathered feet, I figured out the rooster is a silky.