Egg Candling Pictures-Day 1 through Day 18. (update:LOST my hen pg.4)

[StormyMoon]

Looks like you got everything squared away. It looks beautiful in there

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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I figured since I'll be keeping these chicks, maybe I'd try letting the mama take care of them in the big girl coop and see how it works out. I've been back and forth between taking them and putting them in the inside brooder when the bator eggs hatch and letting mama do her thing. I've never had a broody before, so this should be an interesting learning experience.

I'm glad you like the nursery!

Thanks again for all your help!

 

[StormyMoon]

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I figured since I'll be keeping these chicks, maybe I'd try letting the mama take care of them in the big girl coop and see how it works out. I've been back and forth between taking them and putting them in the inside brooder when the bator eggs hatch and letting mama do her thing. I've never had a broody before, so this should be an interesting learning experience.

I'm glad you like the nursery!

Thanks again for all your help!

Yw

now lets cheer those babies on get those eggs rocking

 

[ADozenGirlz]

Pips! Day 2 and we have PIPS already!!!

Two of the bator eggs pipped just before noon today! No pips under mama broody in the coop yet (I confess, I peeked!). Stand by for updates!

Egg #12 pipped first

Moments after egg #12 pipped, #11 joined her!

 

[chickee]

The babies are coming, the babies are coming!!

YIPEEE!

 

[Dogfish]

Very cool!

I'll candle my quail eggs tonight and see just what I can see.

 

[ADozenGirlz]

Egg#4 @4pm

Egg#3 @8pm

Egg#11@9pm

Egg#12 @9pm, moving right along!

7/23/10 eggg#11 @1:01am- beak peeking out

7/23/10 egg#11 @1:42am- almost fully zipped

7/23/10 egg#11 @1:49am-"I can't get seem to get this hat off. Hey, can someone turn on a light please?"

7/23/10 egg#11 @1:55am- bench pressing my shell

7/23/10 eggs#11 & 3 @6:27am-sisters cuddle

Total hatch report:
Bator eggs: 4 of 6 hatched (and counting, but no other pips yet)
Broody eggs 1 of 3 hatched (and no other pips yet)

She's a mama!

I went out to the coop (for the third time this morning) and heard loud cheeping coming from inside the coop. Baby had escaped from under mama and was wandering around the big girl coop! I tucked her back under Freida and snapped a quick photo!

New Nursery pic: UPDATE: I named her Greta today.

 

[chickee]

Congratulations! So cute!!

 

[Cattitude]

Gorgeous babies!

 

[paigerdoodle]

I just got my first two pullets and can't wait for a hatching experience in the future. your pictures and posts have made me realize that it is a necessary part of having chickens! they are just soooo cute. congratulations!