FEB HATCH-ALONG THREAD ...COME JOIN US.... EVERYONE!

[silkiemelon]

Well, here we are! The 14 silkies!

I will do individual pictures later but until then a group shot!



Not the best lighting I know, but I will take more later!


Welcome to the world Luna, Ebba, Ilia, Nyamh, Moose, Fili, Kili, Bella, Melanie, Blossom, Ida, Elona, Selme, and Mylvie!

I am only able to keep 4.....how could I ever decide??

 

[inthesticks]

I had my top silkie hen -Hope- stash 25 eggs in her carrier. I tried to take them away and make her wait a month but I swear she can count! Such a commotion! So I waited and decided to just switch out real for fakes. I thought she will lay and sit 10-15.....no! She went to the count of 25! so when I realized -at count 20--she was determined I started keeping eggs aside from other girls for her.
So I set aside in 7 days 14 eggs which I split between her and another gal Angel. This weekend I will candel and see what my young roos fertility rate is. In the end Hope will be the one to hatch the eggs since she always allows me to handel the chicks from the get go. She also knows the routine of indoor hatching. She calls me with her demands and I answer! HAHAHA.




I set the eggs feb 9 and should hatch march 5 thru the 7th. I hope this weather holds.

That's one determined gal for sure!!! Aww what a nice set up you have for them - all these silkies are giving me silkie fever!!

OK, so I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo CRAZY excited!!!! I have ONE WEEK TIL HATCH DAY!!!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In incubator #2 I have 38 eggs showing signs of something...a few more too dark to tell and out of those 2 show almost a textbook blood ring (but wont remove yet)

Incubator #3 is moving a little slower, so I will wait and candle tomorrow for the first real official recorded time!!!


ACK!!! so happy!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice

can't wait for those first photos of the cuties!

Ok, this was my very first hatch in the 'bator and I only ended up with 3 (from 12

), but man, those three make it up in the Kee-Ute factor!!! LOL

Skittles (colourful!), Topper (two tufts) and Midge (for 'midget' cuz she's so dang small! lol). I'm definitely entering the Skittles pic in the hatch photo contest!

Also setting up anther hatch now to time it for an upcoming poultry swap. The ducklings are black swede/pekin cross (Skittles), black swede/saxony (Topper) and I think black swede/cayuga cross (Midge).

I just know I'm in love with all of them!

L-R: Skittles, Midge and Topper

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO adorable

Love ducklings wonder how they will turn out in the color department

 

[hokankai]

Well today is filled with disappointment on my end. I just candled everyone and only saw growth in 12/48 eggs I set. 20/48 were checking rooster fertility so that's no big deal, but 3/9 LOCAL bantam cochin eggs are fertile and NONE of the bantam polish are fertile. Aren't people supposed to check their hens for fertility BEFORE they sell? Really disappointing but hoping the growers do ok. I'll be a lot more hands off to give them the best chance. Really hoping the 4 of my 13 shipped bantam BR eggs hatch and that I at least get one pullet out of them

 

[gapeach717]

my new babies

I love them!!! Looks like some brave little ones in that mix too!!

 

[gapeach717]

Well, here we are! The 14 silkies!

I will do individual pictures later but until then a group shot!



Not the best lighting I know, but I will take more later!


Welcome to the world Luna, Ebba, Ilia, Nyamh, Moose, Fili, Kili, Bella, Melanie, Blossom, Ida, Elona, Selme, and Mylvie!

I am only able to keep 4.....how could I ever decide??

oh my GOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! look at all those fuzzies!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gapeach717]

Well today is filled with disappointment on my end. I just candled everyone and only saw growth in 12/48 eggs I set. 20/48 were checking rooster fertility so that's no big deal, but 3/9 LOCAL bantam cochin eggs are fertile and NONE of the bantam polish are fertile. Aren't people supposed to check their hens for fertility BEFORE they sell? Really disappointing but hoping the growers do ok. I'll be a lot more hands off to give them the best chance. Really hoping the 4 of my 13 shipped bantam BR eggs hatch and that I at least get one pullet out of them

i drove an hour away and traded a baby rabbit for a dozen eggs a few weeks ago....ALL were infertile. (((hugs)))

 

[jphendrix]

my new babies

Too Cute!!!!

 

[ceocka]

i drove an hour away and traded a baby rabbit for a dozen eggs a few weeks ago....ALL were infertile. (((hugs)))

oh no I am so sorry!

 

[ceocka]

Well, here we are! The 14 silkies!

I will do individual pictures later but until then a group shot!



Not the best lighting I know, but I will take more later!


Welcome to the world Luna, Ebba, Ilia, Nyamh, Moose, Fili, Kili, Bella, Melanie, Blossom, Ida, Elona, Selme, and Mylvie!

I am only able to keep 4.....how could I ever decide??

I want some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gapeach717]

Here is an interesting thing I am just now figuring out!

I bought some eggs locally from another BYC peep and she gave me this VERY detailed list in the eggs of what I thought was just her fancy names for her chickens, lol


I just did a search on here for the names and so far, it seems, I have pretty good actually pedigreed chickens in my incubator! LOL!!!


See "Bobbi Porto" "Marti Mcguire" and "sunshine white" (havent searched the second two names yet, lol) Just thought I would share!