DELAWARES, Barred Rock *** PIPS AND ZIPS ***

[speckledhen]

Yup, they are juvenile delinquents, those Delawares!

 

[tnchickenut]

Ok... the one that was gurggling (spelling?) was moving alot... like the other Lexie egg. So, I did the same thing. I set it out on the floor of the bator... and it is doing the same thing as the first Lexie egg.... It is zipping from TOP TO BOTTOM!!

Well, the first Lexie egg zipped from bottom to top... but still. Verticle zips!

Now, I candled these eggs 4 times and the air sack was always up on top... nothing other than the size of the air sack was different than any other egg. But, yet, Lexie's eggs zip from top to bottom!?!?! Hopefully, it makes it for 1... and hopefully it doesn't have the same umbilical cord issue for 2. We'll see.

 

[speckledhen]

Well, I've never seen a vertical zip! That is very odd.

 

[tnchickenut]

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I know it! Two in a row!! It must be genetic... they are both Lexie's.

 

[speckledhen]

Odd, but I've hatched many of Lexie's eggs over the past several years (she's four) and none have zipped vertically. Oh, well, as long as they get out!

 

[tnchickenut]

exactly. The first one went from the pip all the way up.... this second one is going from the pip with a crack going down. I took the tweezers to it hours ago to help it zip a bit accross the way it should... but I guess it decided it was comming out another way.

I got the camera working... pics in a moment!

 

[tnchickenut]

MMMK.

Here is the first of Lexie's... the one with the umbilical issue.

And here is the second one zipping vertically.... the one that was draining liquid and "bubbling"

And this pic is just CUTE! Dellie fell asleep in the egg carton... body in one place, head in the next!

 

[tnchickenut]

Oops... here is the right pic.

 

[joletabey]

Independent, creative, do it my way Dellies! I love the pictures!

 

[tnchickenut]

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Thanks! And, yes, Dellies are so bad. lol. I love it, though.


PS that chick is out now. Doesn't look the best, small and soaking wet. I'll give it time.

Got another Ellie that will be here any minute. That makes 5 BR's so far and Ellie's will make the 4th Del. I predict I'll be online all day. lol