First batch of eggs ever starting today!

[Hillbilly Hen]

Any news yet Cynthia?? I love my austrolorps.

 

[Cynthia12]

I have 11 Australorps, and the two EE's I put in with them. Only 3 of my Australorp didn't make it.
They will be pretty. They look like little crows to me in their faces at first, and inot their teen times..then, that beautiful bird appears. Great layers too.

 

[The Breaker]

 

[Cynthia12]

chicken boy..sooo cute!

 

[Cynthia12]

Here are mine..
group shot..
4 of the Australorp... )

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

I have 11 Australorps, and the two EE's I put in with them. Only 3 of my Australorp didn't make it.
They will be pretty. They look like little crows to me in their faces at first, and inot their teen times..then, that beautiful bird appears. Great layers too.

Congrats! They are adorable. My BA's have been laying real well all winter. Can't wait till I can hatch some.

Chicken boy, cute pics!

 

[Cynthia12]

Where's all the baby pictures? Anyone hatch yet besides me? And chicken boy?

 

[LaurenV]

I did! Only 1 out of 14 though... :/ Couldn't tell you why either... :/

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Mine went into lockdown today!

 

[Squawkbox]

Phew, okay here is what happened with my hatch. 10 in the bator, 1 hatched, with 6 pips. Nothing happened, and nothing continued to happen, so I had to help all of them. All were SEVERELY shrink wrapped except their beaks where they had the pip hole (obviously except the one that managed to hatch). What the heck??? The bator was not opened how did this happen??? I had the humidity about 35-40% the first 18 days and then 65-70% for lockdown...UGH
So needless to say, I helped all hatch, 1 appeared to have died on day 17 or so, and another never internally pipped, and one ruptured a blood vessel. Today, I lost one, It wasn't walking (the others are running full blast!) it was eating and drinking..then all of a sudden it was lethargic, head droopy etc so I held it until it died .
I am trying to upload pictures but it isn't working!!! So, I'll try later on.