Finally! A Pip! HATCHED! PICS ADDED!

[WriterofWords]

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Do many breed have feathers down their legs? Two of my babies have feathers down their legs!
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[Katy]

That's a BIG baby! It always amazes me how they manage to fit in the egg!! I went to bed early last night and have been gone all day so I was excited to see you've got hatching going on.

 

[speckledhen]

Kate, there are several breeds that have feathered legs. My Buff Brahma is the mother of this baby. All Brahmas, Cochins, Silkies, Salmon Faverolles, some Marans and others have feathered legs. I honestly don't care that much for feathered legs, although on a chick, it's adorable. My Buff and Lt. Brahma girls don't have very good feathering down the legs-typical hatchery stock, they are. Bad breed examples that way, but I like sparse leg feathering better myself.

 

[skeeter9]

Wow, that little chick has huge feet!!!! Very cute!

 

[WriterofWords]

THanks for that info,, I'm going to go look in the catalog I just got for similar pics to these babies!

 

[speckledhen]

A second Blue Orpington has pipped, also Skye's egg. Wish Velvet's three would pip-the pure Blue Orps are the most important ones in this hatch. My hatches usually go a little faster than this, but Day 21 only started at about 12:30 pm. today, so they're not late at all. Still waiting on the others to make a definite move toward freedom.

 

[BamaChicken]

Very cute picture. Looks like he just plopped out. His is a big one. I am hoping your pures hatch for you.

 

[WriterofWords]

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I think the definition of "late" depends how frantically we have been waiting.

 

[speckledhen]

I think the definition of "late" depends how frantically we have been waiting.

You could just be right about that one, LOL. Julie, he/she did just plop out. This cross are a bunch of little tanks, even the girls. AND they all have pea combs like their mom so even if it didn't have feathered legs (about 50% do), I could tell the crosses from the pures just by the comb. I only have two of these in the bator so if they're girls, they'll join my laying flock.​

 

[lannabun]

tell them come on babies .. lannas are waiting on you to chatch up .. see if that helps them along ...