aww I'm sorry that the others didn't make it.
Trust me, you aren't the only one who has attempted hatching out some eggs and then it didn't work.
I tried hatching out 4 eggs, two from our red star hens and two from mystery chickens at a farm stand. 2 weren't fertile(the farm stand ones) and one from our hens WAS fertile, but never started developing. That left me with 1, from our hen(who is the rooster's fav.). It developed nicely, I could see veins and the chick moving around in it, until on about day 26, no signs. I cracked it open and found a formed baby chick, with feathers, beak, etc. Didn't absorb the yolk. I think it quit around day 12.
I was disappointed, but I knew that it was nearly impossible for it to have hatched. First of all, I had no idea what I was doing barely at all from the start, and I had made a poor bator for it(made from plastic box and cardboard box.
) and the chick was gonna be alone if it ever had hatched, so it may not have made it at all if it did hatch.
So out of 4 eggs, none hatched. But of course, I'm gonna try again with my new and improved styro-bator in the Spring!!!!
I hope things work out for you, no matter what decision you make.
Just because you have had problems and bad hatches from the start, it doesn't mean that it isn't for you exactly. :aww You just need practice. Everyone has bad hatches, and no one ever has perfect ones.
But congrats on the new chickies!!!!
I'm so glad that some of the Faverolles hatched out for you! And I'm glad that the EE is doing OK, too!
Good luck with the other EE eggs! Hurray for the new pip!
Good luck with the eggs that are left and the new fuzzy butts!
And those new chickies are sooo cute!!!!
I hope things work out for you, no matter what decision you make.
But congrats on the new chickies!!!!
Good luck with the eggs that are left and the new fuzzy butts!
And those new chickies are sooo cute!!!!