Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[3Dchicken]

She's a lavender orp that I had sitting on my Dorking eggs when she went broody. I had the orpington only for eggs and planned on giving them to Uncle John until she decided to sit on eggs. I didn't know if my Dorkings would be good layers or not. Well, they outlay the orps so off they were going to go. I only have two of them, 1 EE who thinks she's a Dorking, and I don't know how many Dorkings without going to count the separate pens. Lol! Somewhere around 11 adult Dorkings, 26 chicks... Plus the additional 5 rescued from my CrAzY broody today. 2 hatched 3 still in the eggs. And then, I'll blame it on Easter, 42 just started for the Easter hatch. What am I doing???

lol

Sally is a blessing to us all!! Generous, kind and selfless with her time to talk all us crazy newbies through our first of many neurotic hatchings! Sally you are loved!!

I can double that. I have a very cute chick climbing up my neck. (that I might not have had if it wasn't for Sally)

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I was all excited getting ready.to set eggs for the easter hatch & heard chirping from under my broody hen. Yay!!! She was sitting 6 eggs. Needless to say, shame on me... I didn't move her away from the other girls and a big fight occurred inside her nest box. In the process the one chick that hatched got hurt. I removed the naughty hen that started the fight and then my broody girl went nuts and started attacking the baby & a zipping egg. Agggh! Luckily my hatcher is spotless in preparation for the Easter hatch so I wisked away the surviving chick and 4 eggs. 1 of which was pipped and is just now starting to zip. This is not how I planned my day! Lol!

Sally, did you set eggs for the Easter hatch?

is the chicky ok Rock? yes I threw a bunch in last evenin, will take a pic when I turn I am procrastinating this am, so tired couldnt sleep well was uncomfortable. Do we post the pics somewhere or just fill out a chart? I dont have time to read all that thread i have enough on the other normal threads! lol I set my silkie, cochin and some brahma but I dont think the roos are up to par in the "bling" coop!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

i found my hovabator genesis unplugged with 41 eggs on day 7. my housekeeper, bless her, probably did it by accident 6 hrs earlier. time will tell if it was too long.

Oh no OZ! when my older sons were still living here I had HUGE SIGNS everywhere and I DUCTAPED the outlet, no I really did!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

you guys are all way to kind! Thank God for you all or I would certainly go insane this life I live! reminds me....Wish me luck later as I finally have more kiddos coming that I need to meet and hopefully watch part time, we sure need the money right now so the call was a blessing but I dont count them until 2 weeks after a child starts LOL sometimes I get some real winners! um parents that is! LOL

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I just sprinkle a little like a nice pinch in the water base

 

[Sally Sunshine]

awww 3D how are the babies doing today?

 

[ozexpat]

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Oh no OZ! when my older sons were still living here I had HUGE SIGNS everywhere and I DUCTAPED the outlet, no I really did!

good idea. at least the bedside table is shiny. i will see how they compare with growth to the others in three days

 

[3Dchicken]

I think since Bella appears to be a boy, I should give his name to no name chick. But what if I am wrong?

 

[3Dchicken]

awww 3D how are the babies doing today?

The two healthy ones are sleeping on my lap right now. Bella must ba a barred rock. look at her pic compared to this one:

Almost exactly the same! ('cept more fluffy XD)

 

[3Dchicken]

No name chick is such a sweet heart (that is the only way I can describe her.) She is always trying to snuggle underneath Sophie, and she climbs up to my ear when I hold her.