August 2023 hatch-a-long

[Sstuder]

Out of 29 shipped eggs 16 made it to lockdown and 15 hatched!
Beautiful English Orpingtons from Carolina Rare Chicks.
I am a total beginner so I consider this a success!

Still waiting on eggs from my own flock: due in a couple of days.

 

[Indaria]

Wednesday is day 21 for my latest batch of silkies. At lockdown all 9 eggs were alive and kicking. And today (Monday) I hear peeping in the eggs! A few of them were rocking yesterday... and peepage today! Can't Wait!

 

[Indaria]

Out of 29 shipped eggs 16 made it to lockdown and 15 hatched!
Beautiful English Orpingtons from Carolina Rare Chicks.
I am a total beginner so I consider this a success!

Still waiting on eggs from my own flock: due in a couple of days.

That's a pretty good hatch for shipped eggs! Congrats!

 

[Indaria]

Day 19 - Pippage!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Ugh, too many threads where I'm talking about eggs and babies, I forgot to mention things here where I'm supposed to!!!

Out of the five foster eggs, three survived. One I found dead under the hen, the other dead and half-zipped.

Now with her own eggs, they started hatching today! She's being good and still hasn't moved off the nest, but lets me lift her up and check on the littles. She and they have food right there so Mopsy doesn't need to get up.

So far, two more chicks (adorable little things with white spots!) and one that died while hatching. Over half of these eggs fell off the ridge though, so I don't know if they'll all hatch. There were originally nine I think, including the cracked one that I tossed.

Here she is with the first three (foster) chicks.

LOVE those poofy legs!

 

[Canadian Wind]

There are a total of six chicks now, running around the rabbit cage. She's still sitting on four more eggs.

 

[junior67]

There are a total of six chicks now, running around the rabbit cage. She's still sitting on four more eggs.

I love watching a mama and babies. I have a broody now but I am done hatching for the year.

 

[Chive]

I love watching a mama and babies. I have a broody now but I am done hatching for the year.

Me too! It is so cute! I also am done for the year.

 

[Canadian Wind]

I love watching a mama and babies. I have a broody now but I am done hatching for the year.

I have three OEGB eggs in the incubator... >.>

I sold three of the birds, and kept the hen that was sitting on a nest, but that broke her.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Here's a bad pic of the latest bebes. There are six in total (one egg that she's still on is pipped and peeping, so we'll see), the chick missing in the pic is another light blue that prefers to hide out under Momma.