Here's another round of name that chick. First one I think is a silkie but is it a mix? Feathered feet and 5 toes. Second one feathered feet 4 toes, bottom of his back is darkish. Last 2 feathered feet 4 toes eye area half black half yellow both eyes.
8 out of 14 shipped isn't bad at all. I had only one make it nearly to hatch, out of over 2 dozen. It's really hard with shipped eggs, unfortunately.This is my last hatch of the year, I put 46 eggs (14 shipped BCM) in the incubator and only 22 total are viable at day 14Only 8 of the BCM have made it this far , some were clears and the other couple look like early death. The air cells were so wonky, some are saddle shaped. This is my first try with shipped eggs, but I know they usually don't have great hatch rates. I am REALLY disappointed in my batch of EExRSL , they are from my favorite rooster that I gave to my soon to be mother in law, I set 16 pullet eggs and only 4 have made it. So many were clear! I want to cry , I want a chick out of him so bad! My last hatch, I set 12 of his eggs and not a single one hatched! Most had made it to lockdown. Grrr, I also have a new EE too that is obviously NOT doing his job, only 10 of his eggs made it so far.
I bet that's going to be a pretty bird
How cute. Congrats. I have been a little bummed about my scraPPY hatch. I am happy for my 2 cutie though. Would like to try again but not sure right now.I bet that's going to be a pretty bird
Well both I think - they were definitely malpositioned - feet over head etc. But the 2 hadn't fully absorbed the yolk - but I don't think they were going to no matter how long I waited. The first one looked ok with just a small opening in the navel still but just started gasping and died. The second one still after 3 days of absorbing has made no progress. When she was in the egg the sack was wrapped around her leg and cut off from the rest of her body - i am beginning to suspect that internally it might somehow be detatched so that she can't absorb it??? The first two from my own eggs that were sideways with head over wing and foot over head are fine. 18 Breda eggs arrived today for batch 4 and I am just staring at them like "don't you dare put me through this again". They were packed loose and all settled with the air cells downI just think yours weren't quite ready to hatch...not necessarily malposition....how are the little ones doing? shipped eggs are a crap shoot...I am lucky to get half a hatch from them and they are always weaker right after they hatch than my home grown...I keep buying them because its hard to find locally some of the beautiful breeds that I want to add to my flock and then breed for myself...
Not expecting much.... sigh. Same way my Barred Rocks were packed - and only 3 of those 14 look to be developing.
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Quote: I'm sorry! it feels so awful!
just wait a couple of days before you set the new eggs...then just put them in a forget them for 10 days! I set some yesterday, I have more for today and over the weekend more...so we can support each other at hatch time lol....anyway shipped eggs have a 50% average hatch rate...so just expect that and everything else is gravy...I feel so happy I set 6 silver and gold laced silkies 10 days ago (shipped) and everyone is thriving! that just doesn't happen but we'll see what happens at hatch time
oh that's exciting....I'll be watching for you progress...11 days for mine to hatch dayJust did my second candling, and ALL of my Polish and Polish/EE babies are moving right along at 7 days before lockdown!
