August 2022 Hatch-a-long

[MochaLatte]

I got one pipping! Not gonna make it to Aug I dont think. I heard peeping under mama

Wooo!

 

[junior67]

I got one pipping! Not gonna make it to Aug I dont think. I heard peeping under mama

So exciting!!!!

 

[WIchickMama]

Two shells! Babies tucked under mama hen, cant get a good look yet. 4 more to go. One of the questionable ones hatched!

Trying to decide if I can move her now and let her hatch the rest in her small one or wait until they are all done?! Anyone? I read she will stay on the nest if the babies are there, but I would hate to screw it up

 

[JoJoM]

10/12 fertility for the eggs I put under two broody girls, day 10. They’re doing a great job, can’t wait to see the barnyard mixes I end up with!

 

[Iluveggers]

I am itching to set eggs. But luckily I don’t have any. There’s only a few cockerels at the farm so no fertilized eggs yet. Lol. Next year I might be setting too much…

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

I have 64 quails eggs in expected to hatch 14th-16th August.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Interesting observations, now I’m going to have to go down the Google rabbit hole lol. Do people put much effort into studying chicken fertility? Are they not “important” enough to get studied or can they just get replaced easily and it’s not “worth the effort?”

Yes, I go down these rabbit holes often myself!

I think possibly because she is a Shetland Hen and they are likely very inbred. I believe all birds in the US can be traced from stock that was imported directly by Greenfire. Maybe this has something to do with the fertility issue?

I have another hen that has ovarian failure, my own diagnosis, we have no chicken vets here! She laid one egg when she was about five months old, about a year ago, and has not laid an egg since. She is otherwise healthy and the rooster mates her. She’ll even go in the nest box and hang out there for a bit, but no eggs from this one.

 

[WIchickMama]

I have 2 babies! 2 days early 3 more pips!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Two shells! Babies tucked under mama hen, cant get a good look yet. 4 more to go. One of the questionable ones hatched!

Trying to decide if I can move her now and let her hatch the rest in her small one or wait until they are all done?! Anyone? I read she will stay on the nest if the babies are there, but I would hate to screw it up

Congratulations!!

 

[junior67]

I have 2 babies! 2 days early 3 more pips!

So cute!!!!!!