December 2021 Hatch-A-Long

[CrazyCochin]

I’m just following so I can live vicariously through everyone until the spring when I get my eggs for my first hatch! Here’s a baby pic of one of my girls to add to the baby fever.

She is so cute and so fluffy!

 

[CrazyCochin]

She is so cute and so fluffy!

Okay, day two of sitting: (She was kicked out) I had to relocate Yuzu into a box in one of our dog kennels that we raised chicks in this year, set up with a heat light, food and water. I am thankful she is an easy sitter. Phew.

It is super cold, so I won’t get to many hopes up, but hopefully the heat lamp can help. And she won’t get kicked out by other hens in there.

 

[CrazyCochin]

She is so dedicated!
Here are pictures of Yuzu, and her four eggs. Three of the large eggs will be totally random mixes.
(I’m sure you can guess which one is the Bantam Cochin egg )
(The cable belongs to the heated water bowl.)

 

[CrazyCochin]

I’m hoping to give Bootsie (Yuzu’s father) Cochin grand babies.
This is Bootsie (Red bantam Cochin X standard Buff Brahma), the hopeful granddaddy or brother (if the egg came from his mother Holly):

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had some eggs due on Jan 2.. (4) and decided to candle them. I accidently put one egg in upside down. I hope it will be okay...In my defense both ends looked round and not pointed. I put it back air cell up...

Even though the egg was put in air cell down the air cell didn't break. So that is good.

 

[gimmie birdies]

My Dec. 21 eggs got a first pip.

 

[gimmie birdies]

This morning I woke to 4 pips so far day 19 till 5 pm...

Then one hatched...

 

[gimmie birdies]

Now I have 2 out and 5 pips, waiting for 4 to do something, 11 total, and we are still on day 19.

 

[AgnesGray]

I’m hoping to give Bootsie (Yuzu’s father) Cochin grand babies.
This is Bootsie (Red bantam Cochin X standard Buff Brahma), the hopeful granddaddy or brother (if the egg came from his mother Holly): View attachment 2934106

He is one handsome little dude!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have 3 out 6 pips day 19 still

2 diff foam incubators.
Dry hatch first 17 days fan and turner incubator 99.5 I lock down a day early, day 17, moving them to a still air, with water in troughs. 101.5 making sure incubator is on flat surface so it can draw air, plugs out. (Don't have incubator on a rug.)