BYC's 2026 Valentine's Day Hatch-Along

[Debbie292d]

 

[redinator]

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I'm somehow early and late

 

[Slothinc]

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Debbie did you have chicks hatch???

 

[Slothinc]

I'm somehow early and late

Same My 8 from yesterday were only a day early though! Then I have 4 to hatch on Monday/Tuesday!

 

[Debbie292d]

Debbie did you have chicks hatch???

Yes. I checked on them a bit ago. The brooder awaits them but they are resting yet. I'll have them out in an hour or so.

 

[Debbie292d]

Here's some. I left a couple in, and there are still five eggs pipped.

 

[Slothinc]

Here's some. I left a couple in, and there are still five eggs pipped.

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They are so gorgeous

 

[redinator]

Here's some. I left a couple in, and there are still five eggs pipped.

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They are precious.

I keep thinking about adding Silkies to my medley of chickens, but I hear they tend to get bullied in a mixed flock.

 

[redinator]

No wiggles from the bantams yet . . . maybe tomorrow . . .

 

[gullinkambe]

Debbie, what a bunch of adorable floofballs!

All of mine have hatched now. Of the 5 last, I had one quitter. The rest hatched successfully. I took the last one, the malpositioned, out of the hatcher just now. It could have stayed a bit longer, but I need to get rid of the hatcher to do the laundry... Hopefully the others won't pick on him.

Here are some of the week-old and the new. (please ignore the dirty floor, I let them run around while I change towels in the brooder. I'll clean that too when the hatcher's out!)