April 2021 Hatch - A - Long

[LadiesAndJane]

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First silkie is hatched! Lots more are pipped, looks like it’ll be a bit until this kid has a friend.
I’m bad at guessing colors, though I’m thinking maybe a blue paint?
They’ll likely all come out mixed colored.

Can't wait to see them all fluffed up! Congratulations!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Was just cleaning my spare bedroom and my incubator with all my chicken and quail eggs fell... everything is now dead. Blood stains all over my new carpet and all...

Oh no! I am so sorry!

 

[FortCluck]

Oh no! I am so sorry!

Went to TSC and bought them chicks lol... they’ve been sitting for a very long time and I just don’t want them to get sick! They’ll hopefully care for them

 

[Tonyroo]

I’m getting SFH eggs this weekend! I hope I have as good a hatch rate as you!

Update us on your hatch rate and health of the chicks.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Went to TSC and bought them chicks lol... they’ve been sitting for a very long time and I just don’t want them to get sick! They’ll hopefully care for them
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Good luck with the broodies!

 

[Tonyroo]

I’m at 6 ducklings with another on the way. Here’s some.

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Gawd I wish I can have a baby duck there soo cute.

 

[FortCluck]

Peeper won’t accept the chicks so I’m breaking her. Mrs tweedy has accepted 3. The other 3 are in a bin brooder. Guess I’m taking care of those ones

 

[gimmie birdies]

from a sapphire gem. I believe a double yolk. Someone said set them all, I am going to set this one- I know it will prolly only make it to day 10, but my last one made it until day 17...so, The big one is round on both ends...

 

[Honora]

Wow! That is so strange and cool!
Where did the green egg color come from? I bet the polish mixed with cochin would be interesting! Too bad none were fertile.
I have two red bantam cochin chicks coming in a chick order this week. Have never had cochins, but I hear such great things about them.

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!

 

[SegiDream]

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

Peeper won’t accept the chicks so I’m breaking her. Mrs tweedy has accepted 3. The other 3 are in a bin brooder. Guess I’m taking care of those ones

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?