August Hatch-A-Long

[aliciaplus3]

Ok my camera isn't as good as some I see on here.... but a few pics

 

[aliciaplus3]

ok top pic is 2 of my girl bielefelders and bottom 2 are the boys

 

[Finge]

starting lockdown today, I don't think Ill make it!

 

[aliciaplus3]

so far there are 8 babies running around the brooder one more drying off in the bator and one last one still working on getting out. 10? out of 12 is not a bad hatch for shipped eggs. I did have one pip fine but died in zip wth?? and one egg that went into lockdown that was just dead.....

 

[livhatcher]

I have 6 pips on day 20! Super excited! They are BBS & Isabel orps.

 

[livhatcher]

so far there are 8 babies running around the brooder one more drying off in the bator and one last one still working on getting out. 10? out of 12 is not a bad hatch for shipped eggs. I did have one pip fine but died in zip wth?? and one egg that went into lockdown that was just dead.....

Sometimes you just don't know. I had one that looked good on day 14 dead in shell at lockdown. Sometimes they are malpositioned, don't absorb all their yolk or just aren't healthy enough to make it. It's sad, and I'm having to toughen up my soft heart.

 

[bockbockquack]

Are any of you candling your eggs? If so, at what point are you doing it?

 

[clucknquack]

I'd like to join too! I have 11 Muscovy eggs due on the 30th, and 11 Welsh Harlequin eggs due on the 27th. Due to an unfortunate accident, they are now in the same incubator and will be a staggered hatch. Should be interesting!

Here is my thread so far.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/muscovy-egg-incubation.1189407/page-2#post-18831954

 

[aliciaplus3]

My final numbers on the shipped bielefelder eggs are 10 live babies 3 boys 7 girls the youngest one is still having some trouble staying upright it seems that one leg is stronger than the other? She keeps ending up on her side I don't have a pic of her but here is 2 girls and 2 boys!

the boys are in the back the girls have chipmunk stripes

 

[darkbluespace]

My final numbers on the shipped bielefelder eggs are 10 live babies 3 boys 7 girls the youngest one is still having some trouble staying upright it seems that one leg is stronger than the other? She keeps ending up on her side I don't have a pic of her but here is 2 girls and 2 boys!View attachment 1102702 the boys are in the back the girls have chipmunk stripes

That is a pretty awesome ratio!