An update on my six shipped eggs - three out of six have hatched, with a fourth expected to hatch (currently internally pipped). The fifth did pip but was malpositioned and the chick died before I could intervene, and the sixth was an obvious late-quitter. It looks like I'll wind up with two black cuckoo, and two from the chocolate pen (one is the internal pip, and the one that has already hatched looks very mauve). They all have nice dark skin so far, which us what I need to improve my own Cuckoo project.
The four Splash that hatched yesterday have moved to the brooder, and are so fluffy and adorable!
The four Splash that hatched yesterday have moved to the brooder, and are so fluffy and adorable!