August Hatch-A-Long

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I did it AGAIN, I dropped an egg on top of another egg and cracked one :hit
What gives? I hope this one will make it, its just a small dent, but of course its below the air cell.
I put my newest batch of 20 in cartons so I wouldn't have the opportunity to mess them up by dropping them.
What a bummer. I put a piece of tape over the crack for now, hopefully that'll keep it going. 5 more days until hatch.

Good luck everyone :)
 
Quote: Chick #2 is out of the shell with 6 more trying to come out.

We have white & brown leghorns, RIR, Coocoo Marans, Silkies, Buff and Lavender orphantons, Americanas, Wyandotts, Astrolorps, and a couple that I can't think of. Since we got into to it for the eggs, leghorns and RIR are 80% of them.
 
Im officially on hatch watch with my remaining seven eggs. Lots of rocking going on in the bator. One is due today, three due tomorrow, and three due saturday!
YAY!!! Good Luck to you!
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Hi All!

Soooooo happy to be here. Thanks for starting (continuing) this thread. Love it.

This has been me since I found this sight
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.... is there such a thing as a BYChiccrack addict?
Anyhoo...Hee-hee, ha-ha, ho-ho...I feeel like that...
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and simultaneously like this...
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Because today I brought home a 'batch' of English Lavender Orp eggs ! (Hope to get 'em in the bator this weekend) ! Call me crazy and you CAN, as I have 0, zilch, nada in experience.
My head is starting to feel like that Scanners movie... or the 'empty' old egg in the incubator, ya know?
(I forgot how easy it can be to revert back to prepubescent age and LIKE it ) .
If knowing that you guys are here wasn't an option, I would already be ready for the rubber room. Yeah, ok, I am ready for a rubber room but you guys are the biggest box of Crayola crayons I have ever had the privilege to become a part of (so I AM ok with that).
I now will apologize for any asz-anine questions or verbose posts I may send out. Hunm, like this one?
All I want to do is make it thru this with all the hair still on my head, all my fingernails intact, my faculties status quo, and not having to end up adding 'homeless' to my profile!
Success perceived is my success achieved, I guess.
I still have that 'sinking' feeling, being responsible for multiple, potential little lives :0. Fear should be my best motivator at this point.
BTW: For all the parents, especially the Moms, with the human children, I give you the ultimate 'props' and respect.
I can't imagine...as I am over here 'losing' it over a box of e-g-gs !!!

Need all the help I can get as this is my first 'official' venture into truest chickendom....

Looking forward to comparing notes and learning whatever advantages I can for a successful hatch.
Now if I get a whole brooder of Roos...I will probably be starting a whole 'nother thread the Mods will have a field day with...
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I would love 'em too, though they would go straight into foster/adoption status... for 'once' I feel bad for the 'dudes'. Whooda thunk it.

Finally, in conclusion, I wish everyone here and out 'there' the supreme success for all your hard work, (love, sweat and tears) and look forward to seeing many posts of victory!

Off to get my 2 hours sleep...if I could just hit the power/off button. Lord help me.
LOL
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Yes..it is so easy to get sucked right into this forum and before you know it hours have gone by! Congrats on your first hatching adventure! It is lots of fun...lots to learn along the way and many great people on this forum to help you with it all
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Such fun to chat chickens with people who love them as much as you do! Welcome to the crazy chicken world!
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I did it AGAIN, I dropped an egg on top of another egg and cracked one
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What gives? I hope this one will make it, its just a small dent, but of course its below the air cell.
I put my newest batch of 20 in cartons so I wouldn't have the opportunity to mess them up by dropping them.
What a bummer. I put a piece of tape over the crack for now, hopefully that'll keep it going. 5 more days until hatch.

Good luck everyone
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so sorry
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I am such a clumsy person and my biggest fear is dropping an egg!! Hopefully it still makes it
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Chick #2 is out of the shell with 6 more trying to come out.

We have white & brown leghorns, RIR, Coocoo Marans, Silkies, Buff and Lavender orphantons, Americanas, Wyandotts, Astrolorps, and a couple that I can't think of. Since we got into to it for the eggs, leghorns and RIR are 80% of them.
Wow!! That sounds like a lot of fun...lol You wouldn't happen to have any black wyandottes? They're really hard to find. I love the RIR for eggs
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I did it AGAIN, I dropped an egg on top of another egg and cracked one
hit.gif

What gives? I hope this one will make it, its just a small dent, but of course its below the air cell.
I put my newest batch of 20 in cartons so I wouldn't have the opportunity to mess them up by dropping them.
What a bummer. I put a piece of tape over the crack for now, hopefully that'll keep it going. 5 more days until hatch.

Good luck everyone
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I did that twice while candling last week! I got lucky that one of the cracked eggs was a clear that I hadn't checked yet. I've also been pretty clumsy when collecting eggs, I've dropped 4 or 5 already this week. I've also cracked two while rolling them around (turning) in my DIY incubator, sometimes an eggs rolls into the corner and I stick my finger in there to roll it out and go right through the shell.

Good luck with yours! I need to slow down and be more careful.
 
Thank you for your post. I think that was the first time I have taken a 'full' breath since I won those eggs! Good to have 'proof' I am not alone....
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Thanks! I can't wait to see how these mixes grow out. I have some pure breeds hatching tomorrow
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but I think I am more curious about the mutts.
So true...The element of the unknown has really gotten me excited about my assorted Bantam eggs...These are the ones I'm most excited to see hatch & grow, because I'm so curious about what they may turn out to be. And both of them showed me movement last night.
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