August Hatch-A-Long!

[pickitfarm]

Maybe I don't have a self-blue after all So what could it be?

Love the color of him/her. Feathers from head to toes. Wonderful!

 

[nicole63021]

Love the color of him/her. Feathers from head to toes. Wonderful!

Love it, could just be a BBS type bird, not that there is anything at all wrong with that, they are gorgeous Good luck with the new little chickie!

 

[AParmer]

I just had to cull a stinker out of the bator. I put it in a ziploc bag and cracked it to see what was going on. There was black stuff all in the yolk. I'm assuming that it was some sort of bacteria. I'm praying that it didn't infect the remaining 11 eggs. Though, of those 11, I'm pretty sure three of them are not going to do anything. Two of those are the Ameracauna eggs.

I'm on day 10 now, so I'm getting a lot of darker shadows when I candle. Most of them I can still make out veins on some areas of the eggs.

I have four set aside for hatching after these are done. My Black Laced Red Wyandotte has just started laying. She's in with my Blue Copper Splash Marans rooster. Can't wait to see what kind of cute little boogers come out of that mating! Hopefully she will continue to give me an egg a day until the bator is empty. Then I'll have another 15 or so to hatch! The Sept. hatch will probably be my last of the year.

 

[sweetappleacres]

Love it, could just be a BBS type bird, not that there is anything at all wrong with that, they are gorgeous Good luck with the new little chickie!

I agree and it's so darn sweet! It's just like a mother giving birth to her child... you love them the instant you see them. Idc what it is... it's mine & that's all that matters.

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: I think so! isn't that baby fine??

 

[ChickenFox]

So I have 5 eggs left in the bator. I haven't seen any movement or pips so I did the tap&listen, candle and float test on each one. I didn't hear anything and saw no movement when candling or floating however I did still see some veins in a couple. Could they still be alive and just be late bloomers? I put them back in the bator and am giving them a few more days. This is only late on day 22 but since the other 2 hatched over a day ago and had pipped 2 before that a friend of mine who raises chickens suggested doing the float test. Oh and Pip is wearing her new sandals to try and straighten out her toes. She is NOT happy. lol Chirping away at me and can't play king of the lion anymore because she keeps sliding off the stuffed animal.

 

[ChickenFox]

Maybe I don't have a self-blue after all So what could it be?

No matter what it is it's a beautiful chick!

 

[nicole63021]

No matter what it is it's a beautiful chick!

I agree, may not be self blue (Lav), but is still a stunning BBS (Dilution type blue) and will be perfect no matter what! We are getting some BBS Orps just with hopes of some like this little bit. Lav's may be all rage right now, but BBS are always pretty no matter what!

 

[sweetappleacres]

Day 16... and ecstatic to report all 10 of my little angels are alive & swimming. I think one waved at me.

 

[jnjmanning]

I agree, may not be self blue (Lav), but is still a stunning BBS (Dilution type blue) and will be perfect no matter what! We are getting some BBS Orps just with hopes of some like this little bit. Lav's may be all rage right now, but BBS are always pretty no matter what!

This is my blue, 1 week old today!