Bargain/YardFullO'Rocks Eggs-- Baby pics pg. 4!!! :)

[Happy Chooks]

Oh and my welsummers made me wait an extra day. I bet you wake up to some more babies.

 

[PaintedGemsRanch]

Hello everyone... for those that are following I just wanted to give you an update! I had 5 babies that didnt hatch. I did crack them open and only one pipped its aircell. All 5 had their intestines on the outside...

Although Im glad they werent able to hatch then... One baby pipped a huge hole in its shell and stayed that way for 36 hours. I was sure nothing else was hatching, and was ready to shut the hatcher down so I heated up a towel and got a warm paper towel to see if I could help this baby. Well sure enough it also had its intestines on the outside. I tried the whole "gently push them back in" but too much of them were out... so we culled.

On the up... we have 24 little fuzzy butts running around!!!

I had 100% of fertile eggs go into lockdown and an 80% hatch... Im happy with that... Wish it could have been the 100 I had last time but hey... it obviously happened for a reason.. all healthy babies are here with us!!! Here are the numbers!!

8 Speckled Sussex (started with 10)
4 Barred Rock (started with 5)
3 Welsummers (started with 5)
3 pure Mahagonys (started with 4)
4 Delaware/Del Mixes (all 4!!!)
2 Barred Rock/BR Mixes (BOTH!!)

Yes yes yes, I know pictures... Ill take some this afternoon when Hunter goes down for his nap!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Congrats on your hatch! Waiting for pics..........

 

[bargain]

Congrats!!!! That's a great hatch rate....I've never done it but some are doing surgery on the intestine thing....I just haven't tackled that.

Enjoy the babies and PHOTOS!!!!

Well Granny's gotta feed the outdoor babies.....and hopefully after that Church..

You're a blessed to share all of this...Have a blessed day! Granny Nancy
or the chic babies can call me Granny Nanny....