First Hatch 2010-Rocks, Amer's, etc. (FINISHED!)

[kathyinmo]

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[JamesA]

Trump it is

Serrin get the incubating down pat then give me a yell

 

[joletabey]

Well, serves me right for going to bed early! JamesA, he is beautiful- Trump is a perfect name, less Donald than that you trumped us all. . . .

And a Coronation Delaware sound VERY intriguing- VERY, VERY intriguing. . . . .

 

[speckledhen]

Well, due to either infertiles (non-shipped from my own BBS Orps and BRs) and eggs that were scrambled and/or had blown aircells and never began to develop(shipped), I am down to 25 from 43 eggs. Not one of the removed eggs had a blood ring to even signal development and I cracked each one to verify. So, if I cared much about the actual hatch rate, those would not count against it. See, this is why I set a bator-full of eggs most of the time, just so in the end, there will be a decent number of chicks. I do think at least a couple more eggs will have to be removed that seem to be clears; one is a Marans egg and one is the remaining egg of the four BR eggs I really wanted to hatch.

On the upside, I still have a bunch of Blue Rocks, BRs and Ameraucana eggs doing well, and one of the two Marans eggs seems to be at least have something in there. (they are Black Rock/Wheaten Marans crosses). There should be plenty of chicks to pick my few pullets from and others to make someone else very happy. Ameraucana eggs always seem to ship well; that was my experience when I had my black Ameraucana rooster and was shipping all over the country. And they also seem to have the least amount of health issue, right along with my Rocks.

 

[Chipper]

Well at least you still have 25 out of 43 eggs at this point and there is an upside.I think you may very well see better fertility with your own BR's a little later in the year.
Got my fingers crossed for ya anyway.

 

[joletabey]

I am glad you have your Blue Rocks and BR's especially- I know they are your special interest. Hope the rest of the batch hatches out!

 

[speckledhen]

In my own BRs, all of Becca's and all of Fern's are growing. It was only Amanda's two eggs that were not fertile-I think she intimidates Dutch. She is about as wide and heavy as he is! The Blue Orp eggs, all Dusty's, were not fertile, however, the last two eggs of hers I've checked for fertility both had bullseyes. Maybe big Suede was a bit slow to get going after her molt.

 

[speckledhen]

We are on Day 9 as of tonight. I recandled all questionable eggs tonight and won't do it again till a day or so before IBW. Neither Marans egg developed, one Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucana egg had a blood ring, the last good shipped BR was clear and had a meat spot, which is why nothing happened with that one, and one BBS Ameraucana egg had a blood ring--it had a mildly cracked shell which we coated with melted parrafin wax and did at least start. I did not recandle my own 7 remaining BRs from my flock since they were fine a couple days ago and no reason to think they'd have any issues, not being shipped.

So, there were two blood rings, but none of the others ever developed and/or had blown aircells.
Remaining eggs going into Day 9 are:

7 BRs
5 BBS Plymouth Rocks
6 BBS Ameraucanas
1 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucana

Total 19 left

The incubator is doing very well and no temp or humidity issues at all. Humming along beautifully. The P.O. did a number on these, but those tough Ameraucana eggs, boy.

 

[kathyinmo]

I just hatched 3 Silkied Ameracaunas. NOW, I need a Black Ameracauna to breed them to! How about an egg swap, when they begin to lay?

 

[speckledhen]

Well, I'd love to, Kathy, but I didn't plan to keep a rooster for mine. I have four hens already, but rehomed my Ameraucana rooster a couple of years ago. Now, if you want Delawares, you got them with no swap necessary!