EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[The Duck Ladie]

Super cute! My TSC had what I think were ancona magpie (looked it up) ducklings this weekend (do I have that right?). It was seriously hard to resist them...

Yes, those are definitely magpies.

 

[Jessimom]

Hi all!

Just curious - why is crested a bad thing? Is it just ducks? I have never seen it referred to a negative in chickens....

I know vaulted skulls are really cute, but it makes them more vulnerable - their skull is less protected.

Thanks!

 

[The Duck Ladie]

So the last one is in the bator still. It is almost all dry but the leftovers are still hanging from the vent by a tiny thread, the leftovers seem to be drying up.

 

[newchickmama91]

10 quail babies hatched a few more nearly fully zipped!! One came straight up to the window and is wondering why it can't get to its human mummy

 

[mlm Mike]

Well I can happily tell you the results of my first hatch. I set 16 eggs. 14 were fertile. 13 made it to lockdown. 13 hatched. Not sure what percentage that is since i do not want to do the math since i am busy but that seems pretty good to me! (And i have 25 eggs in storage for incubation

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Congratulations!

Cuteness overload.

Awwwwww, cute little ducklings.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: OMG and the hamster is ok? Not sorry I asked no, congrats on the turk eggs! and whatever spr is too lol

which birds did I take or who did i take to dinner? both asa and scna members went out for dinner to celebrate-it was very nice!

Which birds won silly!

Allow me to put this in a way everyone can understand.
I am so sick, I won't be having coffee today.
I'll be back to open the coffee shop in about twenty minutes.

hope yer better

Quote: nothing you can do now, good luck!

OK guys I need help choosing who to sell. I have a pen that holds 18-20 hens and two cocks. I need to sell one of the cocks. I am going to keep the Penadasenca cock so I have to sell either the Ameraucana or EE cock. They are the same age. My goal with this group is just a mix of egg colors. They are the same age.
Here they are:
Blue Ameraucana




EE
He looks a little rough because of the recent fighting.

I say AM

funny that EE except for the beard my ice roo looks like his coloring as well!

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Hi Sally!

Are you going to stick around?

I get to set PEPPER!!!! eggs for the Easter hal.

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I would rather save them all! My kids are on them like hawks! You know, that doesn't too good...I mean it's spring break and their eyes are glued to these eggs. Their mama chickens' first hatch.

Saving all of a hatch is not very realistic. Use the event to explain life and death in nature and whatever your religious beliefs are.

I seriously believe that the less you mess with eggs the better they do. The temptation to help is HUGE but I am pretty sure helping kills more chicks than it saves. I have learnt the hard way too.

Set 49 eggs 3 weeks ago. Added water to the Bator 4 times only. Pulled 7 blanks a week ago and this morning have 35+ chicks and the rest look pipped.
Pure neglect seems to work perfectly.
It seems this is VERY true, I think every icelandic chick has a pip right now, and almost all the serama are out here, the oe are just starting lol. half the time I forget to turn them, bad me!

Cuteness overload.

awwww CONGRATS!!!

Yet More fabuloso auctions on the 24hr auction, including turkey

Enabler

BTW I am jelly again! you have queens hatching!! those chicks are freaking adorable at hatch!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

MC whos bday is it? @BantyChooks do you know who and edit?



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[LittleLakePhil]

Hi

 

[Sally Sunshine]

This is 24 hours from pip. Normal? Not doing well? I'm pretty sure the break is still facing the same direction. Humidity is 84

frominternal or external?

Hi all!

Just curious - why is crested a bad thing? Is it just ducks? I have never seen it referred to a negative in chickens....

I know vaulted skulls are really cute, but it makes them more vulnerable - their skull is less protected.

Thanks!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/707110/the-truth-behind-crested-ducks

10 quail babies hatched a few more nearly fully zipped!! One came straight up to the window and is wondering why it can't get to its human mummy

Hi

 

[mlm Mike]

Hi

Hi Phil!

How are things going? Any updates on your wife?