April Hatch Challenge....

[AK Michelle]

Come on Chickies

You KNOW you wanna hatch

Come out, come out, wherever you are....

Michelle

 

[walkswithdog]

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OMG Christopher! I am dying here and YOU owe me a cup of coffee! Go chickies, chickaboom, chickaboom, :: chickie couch dancing:: boom chicky boom chicka, boom!

We need a "spit-take" smiley .

 

[walkswithdog]

Final update on the disaster hatch!

The "rules" : turkeys take 25-28 days. They should lose 12% wt. They should be clean. They should be turned. They should be incubated at consistent temps.

Just shy of day 32, poorly turned, muddy, dirty, eggs that were left cold repeatedly and lost more than 18% wt pipped but required help to hatch. Even the backwards poult managed to pip despite the shrink wrap.

I let them sit 12 hours after pip to see if they could move, they couldn't. I assisted them both free. They're here, they're rapidly becoming stronger and they'll be marked for long term evaluation but there ya go.

While perfection is simpler. I'm betting a pair of poults who could pull off just surviving their beginnings will probably do alright. The others are thriving and screaming for momma so I'll BBL.

 

[Chicken Woman]

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When i got my 7 bourban red eggs they were pretty dirty.

Do turkeys lay in nests or just anywhere? Only 2 deloping and they are small ! IM so dissappointed

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Y'all keep dancing!!! I have two pips!

 

[AK Michelle]

I'm dancin'

How're the pips?

Michelle

 

[VettekLisa]

Candled today. Out of 33 put in the bator, 25 are developing.
Here's hoping for a decent hatch. The 26th will be day 18.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Y'all keep going!!! I've got a third pip!!! And its a BUFF!!!! First buff to make it to pip this year!!!!

 

[Chicken Woman]

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Go little buffs go !

I have just set 6 buff silkies today ! Never owned silkies before !

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

I've got one blue out, one that is zipped all the way, and two more that are pipped I think. Nothing further on the buffs just yet, but we've JUST hit the exact 21 day time this afternoon. (I'm a little OCD, I count by the hours...)