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

[EyesOnSunday]

she knows she has a while until her hatch is complete. When she thinks it is done she will take her babies and show them how to eat and drink and be merry. Chicks can go up to 3 days living off of their yolk.

Thanks! This is my first time hatching. It's all very scary and exciting. Now I feel like I can't sleep knowing that little baby is in the next room. It's so tiny I can't believe it doesn't suffocate under mama!

 

[chicksooner]

Ok so it is day 12 for the pics above.

 

[bellah1]

Thanks guys! Another one of her eggs has pipped so hopefully it won't be long now. Can I rely on her to show the chicks the good and water? She isn't getting up at all.

Wooohoooo!
What kind of chicks are they?

 

[chicksooner]

Thanks! This is my first time hatching. It's all very scary and exciting. Now I feel like I can't sleep knowing that little baby is in the next room. It's so tiny I can't believe it doesn't suffocate under mama!

Just enjoy. It is amazing to see how natural they are. I read every book and website I could find when I was expecting and still was not prepared. Momma hen will do fine.

 

[chicksooner]

2nd pip under broody duck! She came off her nest to eat take a drink and get wet in the pool so we snuck and took a look, she had covered the nest completely it was so cute & warm!

 

[EyesOnSunday]

Just enjoy. It is amazing to see how natural they are. I read every book and website I could find when I was expecting and still was not prepared. Momma hen will do fine.

Maybe a few hatches from now I will be able to breath a little easier. It's amazing to see her with the chick already. So protective.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Quote: Tell me about it! I was just concerned about getting them to hatch o.k. so I didn't think much further than that, but after spending 4 days with the first hatched one and getting all that in-your-face duckling love... Oh my, I'm in trouble!
This is exactly why I can't hatch them!! I'm bad enough with chicks!

Quote: This picture was yours? It was a standout for sure in the Cutest Baby Fowl Contest!!

Quote: I love that pic! That little face is just begging for a kiss.






Oh Sumi, They're precious!! You guys are killing me, I still have a week to wait!

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I keep forgetting to look into dimmer switches!! Thanks for the reminder!

adding.... did I say bator break?? I forget but I don't think I said I needed a break.

Ummmm...Pretty sure somewhere a while back I saw something about, break, right after the Hatch-a-long, been a while......Maybe I was just seeing things

UPDATE on chicks and one is a pain in my ars for sure! BUBBA 2! uggggg

But I CANT believe they progressed this far, and I though the one was a gonner at lunch! but I had him with me all day!

They are so cute, and your pain in the arse is just as loud as my pain in the arse!

so this is one of the reasons Mrs Oz and I are apart. Way cuter than even a baby goose

That pic belongs in an Anne Geddes calendar! She is beautiful

took a couple pics tonight while candling. I think mine are day 11ish. I need to count days I guess. sorry they are not good quality but you can see the important stuff. I have a video I will figure out how to post later.

This is perfect




This is not-the ring of death-chick died around day 8 or 9.

Nice shots!

 

[EyesOnSunday]

Wooohoooo!
What kind of chicks are they?

Silkies! I cannot believe how little they are on day one! Jeez! All of the eggs are from a white rooster and black, white and buff hens.

 

[silver1313]

aww i love silkies.. i need to find some hens for my roo but waiting til after the move ... i have a beautiful boy that is either show quality or just below it !!! he is so awesome and sweet

 

[EyesOnSunday]

aww i love silkies.. i need to find some hens for my roo but waiting til after the move ... i have a beautiful boy that is either show quality or just below it !!! he is so awesome and sweet

Aren't they wonderful? My roo is the most cuddly out of all of them. He lets me hold him like a baby and rub his belly.

Another question... whats the standard procedure with handling the chicks that are with the hens? I want to interact with them and socialize them but I don't want to cause any unnecessary trauma.