August Hatch-A-Long

[darajosami]

Looking at all the babies being born makes me want to hatch some eggs now

Can anyone tell me how long to give the hens and rooster before I should be safe to get fertile eggs please?

 

[Puddin Fluff]

My early batch is hatched. Got 2 and 1/2. I am just not sure #3 is going to keep going. I had to help and it isn't acting right so I give it until morning to see how it progresses. Still have 35 in lockdown due Friday.

here is a pic of the first one out.

 

[KendyF]

My early batch is hatched. Got 2 and 1/2. I am just not sure #3 is going to keep going. I had to help and it isn't acting right so I give it until morning to see how it progresses. Still have 35 in lockdown due Friday.

here is a pic of the first one out.

cuteness!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

cuteness!

Thanks. my hubby says it is bound to be a boy. you can already see a comb!

 

[calichicken]

Looking at all the babies being born makes me want to hatch some eggs now

Can anyone tell me how long to give the hens and rooster before I should be safe to get fertile eggs please?

Be warned...hatching is VERY addictive!!!! Once you begin...you just can't stop

somehow eggs that were supposed to be for breakfast just end up in your bator or under a broody

But it is amazing to see

can't help with the Roo hen thing...only hens here so I have to get my hatching eggs elsewhere!

 

[calichicken]

Here's the four chicks that my broody hatched!

Adorable!!!! And I LOVE mom and chick pics!!! My brood is hatching her first batch and I could watch her with her chick all day

 

[calichicken]

Thanks. my hubby says it is bound to be a boy. you can already see a comb!

LOL..isn't that the way it seems to go???? I will probably have 3 more hatch from this batch for a total of 4 and boy do I hope at LEAST one is a girl...we are not allowed to have roosters

do you know if the whole feather sexing thing works for cochins?

 

[StarMeKritten]

Looking at all the babies being born makes me want to hatch some eggs now Can anyone tell me how long to give the hens and rooster before I should be safe to get fertile eggs please?

I don't know the exact answer to your question. However, the hen that just hatched my chicks was not kept with any roosters for a month. I know that her eggs weren't fertile. She got out briefly and her eggs started hatching exactly 3 weeks later.. So your eggs could be fertile pretty shortly after your rooster starts mating with them. Give it a day or so and then crack an egg open and take a look.

 

[StarMeKritten]

  Very cute!!  What a good mommy!

Oh! I forgot to mention, they have 2 great mommies! I have a second hen in there and she has been helping care for the chicks. They are such a sweet little family.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

LOL..isn't that the way it seems to go???? I will probably have 3 more hatch from this batch for a total of 4 and boy do I hope at LEAST one is a girl...we are not allowed to have roosters   do you know if the whole feather sexing thing works for cochins?

Don't think you can do it that way with cochins. Sorry.