Fanciful Frigid Fall Hatch-Along

[newchickychick]

Twiddling my thumbs impatiently for when I can safely candle the newest batch of Silkies. Thankfully, our Gold Deathlayers/Silver Deathlayers/Buff Laced Polish are about to hatch. We've got 21 eggs in there, and it's day 19, and two have pipped! This is before I decided to adjust the temp on all the incubators, so hopefully we'll have a good rate with the 99.5!

 

[TwoCrows]

Good day Fall Eggies! Let's all get growing and ready to greet the Fall!

 

[jxp]

Little chickie Buttercup. You make my heart go giddy up.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Come on Mistletoe and Cornucopia!!
Grow little chicks!!!

 

[newchickychick]

Are y'all done cooking yet?

 

[BoundlessLove]

 

[jxp]

How are the pre-borns doing this fine day?

 

[newchickychick]

So far, so hopefully good! I need to go make a list of who all's still standing... er, sitting after the checks. We got in some project Brahma eggs I'm SO excited about too! They're "Porcelain" (Mille Fleur, looks like to me!) and the breeding stock was just too stunning to pass up on. Hubby approved the purchase so I splurged.

 

[newchickychick]

We had 19/21 hatch on yesterday's babies (not for this hatch along), but one seems like it's going to be a FTT. I'm hoping I can get it to perk up, but it just hatched mostly unwilling to move and hasn't been willing since even with some electrolytes/vitamins. Two of the eggs had quit I presume shortly after lockdown or so. One also doesn't seem to have the yolk fully absorbed so I'm working on hopefully helping it! It's been that way since late last night I presume but I got it separated with the really lethargic chick so no one will peck at the spot. Everyone else is doing great! #19 is hatching as we speak, the White Bresse. The Pavlovskaya... is a talker. Non-stop. I love the little goof to pieces. He's currently sitting on an eggshell. REALLY really hoping the temperature adjustment fixes our issues. I'm so heartbroken we've had so many unwell ones hatch. I am thankful we've had MOSTLY fabulously healthy ones hatch, but I'm not sure if it was my fault on the 0.5 higher temperature or just... shipped eggs. It will be wonderful when we can breed and hatch our own. I really can't wait for next year!

Gonna round up the eggs for the count on who's still kicking. Growing. Er, cooking?

 

[TwoCrows]

We had 19/21 hatch on yesterday's babies (not for this hatch along), but one seems like it's going to be a FTT. I'm hoping I can get it to perk up, but it just hatched mostly unwilling to move and hasn't been willing since even with some electrolytes/vitamins. Two of the eggs had quit I presume shortly after lockdown or so. One also doesn't seem to have the yolk fully absorbed so I'm working on hopefully helping it! It's been that way since late last night I presume but I got it separated with the really lethargic chick so no one will peck at the spot. Everyone else is doing great! #19 is hatching as we speak, the White Bresse. The Pavlovskaya... is a talker. Non-stop. I love the little goof to pieces. He's currently sitting on an eggshell. REALLY really hoping the temperature adjustment fixes our issues. I'm so heartbroken we've had so many unwell ones hatch. I am thankful we've had MOSTLY fabulously healthy ones hatch, but I'm not sure if it was my fault on the 0.5 higher temperature or just... shipped eggs. It will be wonderful when we can breed and hatch our own. I really can't wait for next year!

Gonna round up the eggs for the count on who's still kicking. Growing. Er, cooking?

So sorry about the baby and quitters, hatching can have its perils from all directions.