February 2023 hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

I lowered my still air to 100.

 

[dominiquePL]

Another baby hatched overnight and one is currently starting to zip!! Woohoo! All 4 that looked super strong appear to be hatching. The two that made it to lockdown and DIS were my "maybes" when I first candled. Very slow to develop, very weak veining...I'm surprised they made it to lockdown to be honest. So not too bad, but still only about 50% fertility at the moment.

@dominiquePL they are self-blue (lavender) d'Anvers! Part of the reason for this fertility check was to see who was mating the egg layer. I have a breeding pair of the lavenders and so I know now that they are the only ones currently successful and laying! Yay!

That's fantastic!!!

 

[coffeeaddict]

Put my last six eggs (mystery farm eggs) into lockdown. Today is day 18. This is a staggered hatch and I kept the humidity very low 25ish percent after the last hatch so the air cells could catch up. One egg is so large I’m wondering if it’s a duck egg.

An EE poof ball hatchery chick (we did half hatching eggs and half hatchery day olds) and some chicks enjoying their “mother hen” cave.

 

[kurby22]

Here’s a semi-dry baby!

 

[dominiquePL]

Put my last six eggs (mystery farm eggs) into lockdown. Today is day 18. This is a staggered hatch and I kept the humidity very low 25ish percent after the last hatch so the air cells could catch up. One egg is so large I’m wondering if it’s a duck egg.

An EE poof ball hatchery chick (we did half hatching eggs and half hatchery day olds) and some chicks enjoying their “mother hen” cave.

Great idea with the cave I'm using a cardboard box where they hide, rest and warm up (there's a heating cable there). They love it!

 

[gimmie birdies]

Above is the eggs that are mostly on day 18, a couple are pipping, but they are probably a day or 2 ahead, and were not marked.

A view of the activity, this is the egg I am most excited about.

And just the 3 due on the 25th. Their lockdown will be the 22nd.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have been enjoying where I am in hatching right now, I have chicks, I have activity, and I have more to come. I will be done hatching at least until summer.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Chick out

 

[KDawn02]

Put my last six eggs (mystery farm eggs) into lockdown. Today is day 18. This is a staggered hatch and I kept the humidity very low 25ish percent after the last hatch so the air cells could catch up. One egg is so large I’m wondering if it’s a duck egg.

An EE poof ball hatchery chick (we did half hatching eggs and half hatchery day olds) and some chicks enjoying their “mother hen” cave.

Adorable

 

[kurby22]

Helping out the last beebie!