April 2022 hatch-a-long (non-Easter, and Easter welcome)

[gimmie birdies]

I went to Montana 9 hrs away one way, to visit my son and daughter-in-law. While there I got some hatching eggs from my daughter-in-law's mother. The roosters are Naked necks, the hens are different kinds. Setting 11 because one had a crack.

When I candled I looked for the dot of love...

They will be due April 5th.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I did pic up a few eggs from town, the top is from a neighbor all barred rock. Middle one was at the grocery store-BUT it was local farm eggs. The front eggs are from my hens. I am hopeful they are fertile. I opened the white eggs, they looked fertile.

I am warming them up in this incubator, and tomorrow I will put everyone into the incubator with fan and turners, with my other eggs...below.

A photo- of a love dot...from the above eggs.

below are 2 funny pics. Below are barred rock eggs, I know not to set a doubled egg, but I almost hatched a triple yolk, it made it to day 17. I am going to try anyhow.

I found the pony at a second hand store. I bought it to be an egg holder for pics.

 

[WallyG74]

5 BC due to hatch 4/23. First banty Cochin attempt.

 

[JoJoM]

Safe & sound . I’m pretty sure it’s yellow but will have to wait til she’s fluffed.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Here is another pic of the same bird, look at the pip of the blue egg...

 

[Bananer86]

Woke up to a total of 7 hatched so far. I moved 2 to the brooder last night, they were pecking other eggs they did really well & are up & running this morning

 

[JoJoM]

Such a great day! I now have 4 goslings, 3 are still are drying out in the incubator and one is still hatching.

The place I got the eggs have 2 Pilgrim females and one male, 2 American buff females and a Pomeranian male so it’ll be interesting to see what I’ve got.

This is the one that hatched through the night.

 

[SelfSufficientMe]

Approx. 48 hours until my first hatch!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Good luck.
I should have eggs hatching March 20, 27 and April 4 (if I get them in today).

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

My 11 yr old Silkie hen went broody 2 weeks ago sitting on her own eggs, unfortunately a week later I candled and none developed, they weren't fertile. So I ordered 6 shipped ones and put them under her last Wednesday so hoping for 14th April hatch
I haven't ever bought shipped eggs so this will be a first!