August Hatch-A-Long!

[Heidisgran]

Quote: everyone of my home grown babies are from hens and roosters that are 7 months and younger! with these guys I set um and forget um no wonky air cells no assisted hatch....hardy!

they are young adults!

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: there is loss and heart ache for sure but the highs are most frequent....I'm counting down to your hatch day! your going to be so in love!

 

[Heidisgran]

So excited my chicks should hatch tomorrow

so excited for you!! post updates!

 

[sweetappleacres]

So excited my chicks should hatch tomorrow

lucky!!!

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Oops let's try this again

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Here are the last 2 that hatched. Couldn't disinfect the brooder so I lined it with paper towels & put more bacitracin on their open bellies. *fingers crossed* they make it. This little one on me is making such a fuss. I could never replace a broody though

And I have my biddy sitters...

Oh I LOVE your Dobies! Especially the black and tan one, I want one! The little chick is totally cute too

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: I handle all of them as often as I can but there's always the ones that for some reason you just seem to carry around!

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: my husband loves them too...every morning he gets up goes to the baby's coop...loads them in a bucket to haul them to their play pen! then lets everyone else out feeds and waters....I shouldn't say every morning I think we end up each taking a turn every other day...but I love him loving them!!

 

[cocopop]

Day 19 on the last solo egg and there is a beginnings of a piping started at 7am. It is 3:46 now and there are more cracks but not through the egg yet. Went to check on the hen that is 1 day behind my incubator eggs and she has one already hatched and dry on Day 18. You can't beat a broody hen! Score 1 to 0. I am so excited.

 

[Gen9]

oh my gosh...a little guinea hatched yesterday and died...then today a little guinea hatched and started bleeding from every orifice....I can't bring myself to cull anything but I couldn't just leave it like that...I took it to my neighbor that's an older chicken guy! and I left

the only thing I can think of is that these eggs had been in the coop under a hen that wasn't following through and twice I found eggs broken all over them....I'm thinking they got sick in the shell from that! poor little things...now I have others hatching, I so don't want them to go through anything like that!

I'm so sorry that must have been hard. Fingers crossed on these next babies.

OMG I'm so sorry!!! that's My nightmare!!!! I can't cull anything. Pray for me!

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everyone of my home grown babies are from hens and roosters that are 7 months and younger! with these guys I set um and forget um no wonky air cells no assisted hatch....hardy!

That's awesome where do you find these chickens? Seems like I can't find a strong bloodline anywhere! :-/

Oh I LOVE your Dobies! Especially the black and tan one, I want one! The little chick is totally cute too

Thanks! We got her at the local shelter for $90! Lol she's a great dog. So is the mister!! Love my dobies!!

I handle all of them as often as I can but there's always the ones that for some reason you just seem to carry around!

This one puts up so much of a fuss & then finally I hold it & all it does is peck at me lol I'm holding it now to calm it down. Has to be a boy, so high strung I really hope all 3 make it. I'm caring for open navels my bator ran too hot all night. & if anything takes a turn for the worst I would have to put them down since hubby is working OT this week.