Day 20 lockdown. No external pips.

[alexa009]

Wow that was exciting i’m on day 6 on my first ever hatch 10 eggs in the bator from my own hens i just did some candling on a few and results were good here is a couple of pics

That is really cool! It is so exciting seeing a little chick in there knowing its going to hatch! That is what I saw with my first hatch.

 

[lazy gardener]

Jennifer, they need water ALL THE TIME, not just when you can watch them. If you don't have a chick waterer, you can take a saucer, and place a custard cup upside down in the middle. this will make a moat to hold a bit of water, yet they won't be able to go swimming in it. Or get creative with what ever else you have in your kitchen. How soon can you get a standard jar and base waterer?

 

[lazy gardener]

You can also sprinkle some of their crumble directly on the paper toweling. That is better for the muscle and tendon development in their legs than leaving the big slippery plates in there.

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

starting a new thread on "Minion's feet"

 

[Jennifer Cappi Williams]

Here is the other thread to follow poor Minion and his curled in toes... https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...in-fixing-minions-feet.1216268/#post-19415555

 

[Q-tip the indoor chicken]

I had one chick that hatched 2 days after the others, and when she got out of the egg, she was screaming because there was no one else there