FEBRUARY HATCH-A-LONG come join in

[archerobx]

This is my favorite, have no clue what it is

 

[chickenmeadow]

Great pics everyone! Lots more of beautiful chickies born!

Two more hatched early this morning so that makes 3 hatched, 2 more pips & 2 more eggs to do something.

 

[Madcap621]

The Newest

As with the other 2 zippers x >24 hours and the 3 slackers

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The rough-housers:

The one that won't open eyes or scamper

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[Jen4]

Cute chickies guys.......

 

[chickenmeadow]

Wonderful chicks Madcap621! I forgot what breed they are? I'm curious, what is your humidity reading at? So happy you've got chicks!

Tanichca: You're almost to day 18 & lockdown. Hang in there!

 

[Orphy]

Here are the 5 that I hatched! There are 4 in the bator that didn't pip, going to leave them in over night and see if there are any late bloomers. how long should I wait? all the others hatched out last night...

Cute chickies Madcap!

 

[sbarab]

Look at those fluffy butts!

 

[Madcap621]

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I am tickled to death with them, and they were shipped from Utah to Tennessee via USPS!!!

They are Bantam Welsummers from Gamebirdsonly's German stock. I am going to leg-band the ones w/out eyeliner to see if they are cockerels and the ones w/liner & dark head-stripes are pullets.

After the disastrous January hatch I am delighted. I have my humidity at 69. That last hatch left me with LOTS of thermometers and hygrometers!

I find I really like little round set I found at PetSmart for lizards, etc. they fit right into the turner/carton cup. The numbers are tiny and I have a hard time reading them, so I just orient the instrument so that the 12:00 position is in the middle of where I want it. T - 100 [+/- .5], RH 70 [+/- 5] in the hatcher (40 +/- 5 in the bator). That way, when I look in, if the needle is straight up, I'm good

I am getting antsy about those 2 zipped ones. They have made no progress in about 30 hours. When I took out the chicks [because the hooligans were picking into the zips and running rough-shod w/their cleets over the eggs!] I misted them w/warm water. Then of course there are the three slackers

Whats a chick-Mom to do????

I can see them breathing and they are cheeping, so I will sit on my hands at least until tomorrow [day 23]. Ideas, anyone??

 

[Madcap621]

Great chicks orphy!!

Looks like we're in the same boat about trailers and slackers. When is your next hatch due??

Mine [the B-Ameracauns] is due Feb 26. AND various and sundry LF for friends March2, & March 5. SOMEONE here, who shall remain nameless

convinced me that staggered hatches might be fun!

 

[PandoraTaylor]

Day 19 and I am very glad I went into lockdown late the night of the 18th instead of waiting.

1 of the Brown ones have piped and I of the greens is moving.