BYC's 13th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2022

[TORIMILLS]

Regal is LO/EE and this is her sister, Regae. She just hatched. Even if you help a chick out (day 21) It is best to leave that bottom part of the egg on the chick so the chick gets strong legs kicking it off.
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Great info. Thanks for sharing.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Reggae and Regal. Regal's comb really has shrunk since she hatched...
Below is Regal with the bigger comb yesterday.

 

[berkebelle]

I’ll be moving these babies to the brooder today. The last silkie didn’t hatch, never internally pipped and looked like it was upside down in the small end but I’ve got 7 healthy babies! I’m excited! My first successful hatch not under a silkie mama! Which Ive also two ladies on a clutch for 9 more expected in about 10 more days!

 

[gimmie birdies]

Regal and Reggae are now with the New years chicks. I was thinking I was 14 total. I had put in 3 extra eggs to hatch on Jan. 2. They were going to be a couple days late because a certain hen started to lay. I thought I remembered tossing a green egg because it was a dud. Well I still had eggs in a different incubator that are due on the 11th. I thought I had 10 remaining eggs and was going to take a picture of them, and this is what I found...

She is a Ayam Cemani-California white/EE.
Normally I don't give any water in incubator till lock down, this chick had no water the whole hatch. And left in turner- my bad. but now...15 chicks.

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

I have four hatchlings this morning. Three made it out themselves and I broke my "no assistance" rule with the fourth. Instead of zipping a straight line, it had made a large triangle - and I'm kicking myself for not taking a photo. After I split the shell properly, it booted the shell apart with surprising strength, like "See, human?! I'm fine!"

I don't see any more pips, but I'll let the bator run another 24 hours just in case. 4/50 tells me to not bother incubating unattended stealth nest eggs like these, so in the future I'll just scramble them up for the dog and chickens.

Edit: @TORIMILLS any joy at your end?

 

[gimmie birdies]

Still 12 in the New years hatch.

 

[ronott1]

It truly is magical. I love my chickens and am super excited about hatching their babies.
I have 5 hens that are going to be 23 weeks old Tuesday. One of them layed her first egg today!View attachment 2948364

That is a pretty egg! Congratulations!

 

[AgnesGray]

I have four hatchlings this morning. Three made it out themselves and I broke my "no assistance" rule with the fourth. Instead of zipping a straight line, it had made a large triangle - and I'm kicking myself for not taking a photo. After I split the shell properly, it booted the shell apart with surprising strength, like "See, human?! I'm fine!"

I don't see any more pips, but I'll let the bator run another 24 hours just in case. 4/50 tells me to not bother incubating unattended stealth nest eggs like these, so in the future I'll just scramble them up for the dog and chickens.

Edit: @TORIMILLS any joy at your end?

I'm sure the dog and chickens agree with your plan.

Bummer that it went that way though.

 

[ronott1]

Regal and Reggae are now with the New years chicks. 14 total. I had put in 3 extra eggs to hatch on Jan. 2. They were going to be a couple days late because a certain hen started to lay. I thought I remembered tossing a green egg because it was a dud. Well I still had eggs in a different incubator that are due on the 11th. I thought I had 10 remaining eggs and was going to take a picture of them, and this is what I found...
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She is a Ayam Cemani-California white/EE.
Normally I don't give any water in incubator till lock down, this chick had no water the whole hatch. And left in turner- my bad.

14 is a good sized hatch!

 

[gimmie birdies]

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