February 2023 hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

I ordered eggs for January send/set date, with a February hatch date. This is a way off, but I thought I would put this tread up for people planning to hatch eggs in Feb. I decided to hatch because it was hard to get all these chicks I wanted shipped at the same time. Some were not available and some were pricier as a chick. I know eggs will be 1/2 roosters. I am okay with that. And I enjoy hatching. I have hatched many eggs in the past local and shipped. (Incubators foam, 2, Little Giant, with turner, for the first 18 days, dry hatch -but natrually 50%, works best for me, moving to a farm innovators for the hatching, still air, I will bring the humidity up to 60% or so.)

I plan on posting photos and my steps,

BCM-Dark brown eggs
Frizzle EE-green/blue eggs
blue orpington-tan eggs
olive egger-dark green eggs
lavender orpington split to black.-tan eggs
Blue andelusian-white eggs

I am interested in other people who may be hatching shipped eggs during a similar time, or their own, or if you want to join the watch.

 

[Dragon Feet]

5/6 hatched! They are all so cute! I know it's barely February in Wisconsin but I couldn't help doing a beach theme photoshoot The black chick was having none of it so I only got one decent picture of her.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Here are the chicks so far... LO I like her black beak.

Below is a blue orpington that is black.

Below is a blue andelusian

below is the same chick diff angle I think.

Below is 2 pics of the same OE

Below is from my hens, an EE

Below is a Blue andelusian that is black.

Below is 2 pics of an OE

Below a group shot...

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I have the first pip! Wheeee!

 

[lilwanderer]

<3:

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Here are the chicks! We’ve got 8 in total.
They’re just over a week old now.

All of the siblings have a picture together, except for the chick in the last picture, which is actually the NNs’ sibling, but it didn’t get the gene for the naked neck.
We got 1 red bantam Cochin cross, 3 NNs, and 4 EEs.

 

[Kwoka]

Oooh I woke up to some action! One pip and quite a few wigglers and peeps

 

[Cochinlover92]

We have our first chick!!! It has feathers on its feet so its from one of my cochins! This picture though

 

[JustBabyMargo]

First hatch of this year, and it’s a February hatch!

I’m planning on setting an incubator full of eggs sometime this month as well (maybe in a week?).

 

[SycamoreHorsesFarm]

Only day 3 here but I’m so excited! This is my first time. I’m absolutely amazed that only 3 days in I can already see a little heart fluttering away! It looks like 15/22 are developing but I’ll leave them all in until at least day 7 to remove the clears.