First ever hatch!

[gander007]

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Yes candle wax also works just fine but keep an eye on it to make sure it is not melting in the incubator ......

 

[julianahouk]

Day 13 and everything's going well with the cracked egg. I've noticed one egg leaking an almost sweet smelling liquid kind of amber in color and I can't find a crack even when I candle it. Is the egg still good or is something wrong?

 

[Phionex Boy]

can i see your Incubator?

 

[julianahouk]

can i see your Incubator?

Post #41 has a picture

 

[debbie50chicks]

I did a float test on my 6 remaining eggs today. 5 moving eggs and 1 demise. This is a a more successful fertility rate than my first attempt at hatching. 8 out of 9 were fertile...dropped 2 in the beginning with developing embryos. We're at day 15 and counting down to lock down. My 3 week olds are growing well. My 2 RI Aussies I believe are cockerels and I'm thinking my BPR is a hen. Any guesses?

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[debbie50chicks]

My PBR...Hen?

 

[debbie50chicks]

Different view of PBR...

 

[julianahouk]

Different view of PBR...

I'm so excited! Lockdown is almost here I'm not really that good at sexing chickens but she looks pretty hennish to me

 

[debbie50chicks]

Another pic of my RI Aussie...

 

[debbie50chicks]

One of the reasons I'm thinking the RI Aussies are cockerels is their personalities. They are actually pretty aggressive towards each other...posturing and kicking out at one another. Their father is a very mean and aggressive RIR and I have to bring a garbage can top into the coop as my shield to collect eggs from the BA hens. Can that aggressive behavior be passed on to offspring??