Delaware hatch finished. 3 out of 4...not bad!

[shelleyb1969]

With my streak of bad luck (thanks to the po

) with my last 2 sets of eggs (BOs and Blue Bantam Cochins), things this time are looking much better!

I bought 8 Delaware eggs from Shortcake1806. At candling on day 14, there were 4 eggs which were not viable. Upon opening them, I found them scrambled.

The 4 remaining eggs, however, had very active peeps inside!

After candling them last night, those 4 are still very much alive and ready to come out of those eggs! So now I'm just waiting...again.

 

[Catfishingpokey]

i just bought a dozen day old delawares at the local feed store and they are so pretty. only thing is i am afraid that there may not be a rooster in the bunch so i may try to get some eggs from some one to hatch myself. i hope your hatch turns out well.enjoy the little fuzzballs.

 

[hatchcrazzzy]

good luck on your hatch may you have 100%this time we will want pics

 

[swtangel321]

Good luck !!! Hope you have a great hatch !!!!

 

[shelleyb1969]

This is so exciting! I got home from FowlFest today to find 2 of these eggs rockin' and rollin'! This is day 19, and those little guys are wanting out!

 

[swtangel321]

Come on chickies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We want to see pics of you !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LocoPollo]

Come on little Delawares!!! Let's see a pip!

 

[shelleyb1969]

Good morning, everyone. It seems that all's quiet in the bator this morning. Except I do keep hearing what sounds like a chick "chirp" occasionally. Can I really be hearing one of these chicks inside the egg? It's very strange. I also keep hearing what sounds like tapping on a hard surface. Can that be the chick(s) trying to pip? Maybe I'm just too excited and I'm super hoping that's what these sounds are. Anyways...I'll keep updating as things happen.

 

[shelleyb1969]

OMG...I just heard a crack and I looked in the bator....one's pipping! He's rolling that egg trying to get out! OMG, OMG, OMG!

 

[shelleyb1969]

This is soooo awesome. This is the first time I've got to see the first pip...and it happened while I was sitting right beside the bator! I heard it all. Now I hear the chick chirping...and he's really rockin that egg around. Do you think I'll have a problem with imprinting, since I keep talking to him trying to get him to come on out!