August Hatch-A-Long

[calichicken]

Cali are u getting some of this crazy rain? Just had to bring in the baby ducks.

Just had flash flood warning come across our tv and radio...crazy!!!

 

[Mermaid909]

YES!!!! It just got super windy...cooled right off and rain is starting right now!!!! Feels so good after cooking for days...LOL!!!! My broody momma is indoors so all good here!!!! Duckies probably love it!!!

Yes it so good to see some good rainfall. Keep broody warm and dry so see can hatch the rest of those babies.

 

[Sylviaanne]

That is so wonderful!! Can't wait to see the pics! Enjoy!

Did I forget to post pictures? Well, here they are and if I did post them then I'm sure someone didn't see them. LOL
Silkies

My mixed breeds.

All together.

I had to put them in a bigger tote today. They were yelling and yelling but I couldn't figure out why so I thought they must feel over crowded. They did settle down after they investigated their new home.

 

[PalmRoyal]

Hopefully I will be having some Muscovies and Royal Palms hatching this August. Maybe even some bantam chickens if the duck that stole the Sebright's nest can actually hatch them. Can't wait! I was hoping some would hatch on my birthday, but the ones that would have hatched around then stopped developing and went bad. Oh well, I guess I shouldn't be too greedy and just be happy with what I have.

 

[eliseswart]

Look who just arrived!!!!!

I love chicks watching the world from under their mother, so comfortable.

 

[WendyF]

My day 10 candle didn't go as I had hoped. We got a massive windstorm. Our power was out for a day. The low on my thermometer recorded at 79!

I was out of town until two hours before our power kicked back on. I didn't get to candle on day 10 which would have been Saturday because I had to help my Mom for health issues. She is OK, it was just a scare, but I stayed the night with her to help calm her nerves. Then I came home to the power outage of about 22 hours...The bator had been doing such a good job at keeping stable, I didn't want to unplug it for the hour & 1/2 drive up to my Mom's house. I am so glad my Mom is alright, but so upset about my poor eggs. I candled them when the power came back on, just to see if I could find any signs of life still, and to inspect them for bad smells or weeping. My little Miracle Egg, #12, showed me movement again! Is it possible that this egg could survive this prolonged dip in temperature? It was slower movement than day 7 candle; but I keep hoping that it will pull through & this will just delay the hatch date. Is there any hope? I thought I saw slight movement in 2 other eggs, but that might have just been wishful thinking. Nothing was obviously dead, No smells or weeping. I saw a lot more veins than day 7 candle, and the bantam assorted egg with the detached air cell seemed to have gained some stability in it; the air cell hardly moved during candle. Has anyone ever had any eggs survive something like this?

 

[darkbluespace]

My day 10 candle didn't go as I had hoped. We got a massive windstorm. Our power was out for a day. The low on my thermometer recorded at 79!

I was out of town until two hours before our power kicked back on. I didn't get to candle on day 10 which would have been Saturday because I had to help my Mom for health issues. She is OK, it was just a scare, but I stayed the night with her to help calm her nerves. Then I came home to the power outage of about 22 hours...The bator had been doing such a good job at keeping stable, I didn't want to unplug it for the hour & 1/2 drive up to my Mom's house. I am so glad my Mom is alright, but so upset about my poor eggs. I candled them when the power came back on, just to see if I could find any signs of life still, and to inspect them for bad smells or weeping. My little Miracle Egg, #12, showed me movement again! Is it possible that this egg could survive this prolonged dip in temperature? It was slower movement than day 7 candle; but I keep hoping that it will pull through & this will just delay the hatch date. Is there any hope? I thought I saw slight movement in 2 other eggs, but that might have just been wishful thinking. Nothing was obviously dead, No smells or weeping. I saw a lot more veins than day 7 candle, and the bantam assorted egg with the detached air cell seemed to have gained some stability in it; the air cell hardly moved during candle. Has anyone ever had any eggs survive something like this?

I have heard of a broody staying off eggs for an entire night and the eggs still hatched, so it seems entirely possible that they could survive, 79 degrees is still quite warm... If you see veins that is great!

 

[calichicken]

So ending the day and still no sign of the other 2 eggs hatching under my broody Peep...I am dying to know what's going on under there

Maybe when I wake up the 2nd egg that looked like it was at the same point of development will hatch????? At least in a bator you can peek in the window and see what's happening....LOL!!! Not with a broody

Momma Peep and her new baby

 

[Iko127]

Did I forget to post pictures? Well, here they are and if I did post them then I'm sure someone didn't see them. LOL
Silkies

My mixed breeds.

All together.

I had to put them in a bigger tote today. They were yelling and yelling but I couldn't figure out why so I thought they must feel over crowded. They did settle down after they investigated their new home.

How adorable!!!! They are just too cute! Hope they are doing good and like their new home

 

[Iko127]

So ending the day and still no sign of the other 2 eggs hatching under my broody Peep...I am dying to know what's going on under there

Maybe when I wake up the 2nd egg that looked like it was at the same point of development will hatch????? At least in a bator you can peek in the window and see what's happening....LOL!!! Not with a broody

Momma Peep and her new baby

Congrats!! The baby is so cute! Momma looks very happy with her new baby