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

[speckledhen]

If this thread keeps going like this, it will be a very lively and interesting hatch! I think I'll probably candle on Friday; at least, that's the plan.

 

[joletabey]

I just circled Friday on my calender!!!

Scott, just name your favorite red. . .

My husband is awesome with the electric if Tom isn't, so this could get really fun if I throw him in the crew. Not only fun and interesting but FAT. Think of all that cheese and pasta. And tipsy. I don't drink. I will be the designated supervisor who yells just in time to save everyone's fingers from being screwed to the coop walls.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

I'm not sure Ladyhawk would "approve" of our menu!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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AND, you can start a new thread with the progress reports of your new build! Heck, it might be ready by the time you hatch!

 

[Chipper]

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Ya know that would be a very good idea.Just do'nt post any pictures of anything that I
built though.It might be very bad for any repeat buisness,if ya know what I mean.

 

[joletabey]

Scott, what do you mean? She is gonna bring cookies-peanut butter and chocolate!

Chipper - what happens at Cynthia's stays at Cynthia's. . . .

 

[Chipper]

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Thats what someone else told me too.

 

[speckledhen]

say, whaaaaat, Chipper?

LOL.


Well, for the first time ever, the P.O. scrambled some of my eggs. Yesterday, after putting water in with a straw, I had seen what looked like a tiny droplet, but thought I had slung some water when I pulled the straw out. When I got the four BR eggs, I did candle to check for cracks and there were none, though one aircell looked blown. Set all four of them. Today, three of the four BR eggs had little bumps all over them when I looked into the bator. Took them out and they were seeping. Three of the four have detached aircells.

So, the only hope for my shipped BRs is the one lone egg whose aircell seems intact. If they had not been seeping, I would have left them in there, though.
None of the Ameraucanas shipped with them were seeping and they seem okay. Will know more Friday when I candle. So, there is one BR egg of the four left and tomorrow is Day Five. I remember that when I'd ship my own Ameraucanas with Barred Rocks, the Ameraucanas were the best shippers of all and usually, those would hatch even when the BRs did not. Tough little bearded babies!

So, from 43 eggs, I'm down to 40. Naturally, the BRs and Blue Rocks were the ones I was most excited about, but I do love my Ameraucana ladies alot, so it's all good. Just go with the flow, right?


Here's one of the BR eggs with the little crystalline-like droplets all over it from seeping through the pores of the egg, just so you know what to look for in your own bator. It was not the packaging, just the handling that did this

 

[Chipper]

Cynthia,Sorry to hear about your shipped BR eggs,I know you were looking forward to getting them hatched out.We all must take the good with the bad but there are always things to be grateful for.
You will have another chance to hatch some nice BR's to improve what you have now,if that's still your goal.The main thing is you still have lots of opportunities for the future and you get to choose the ones you want to go for.

Good luck with the rest of the eggs when you candle again on Friday and try not to eat to much lasagna.I know when you candle it makes you hungry.

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, Chipper. I do have 9 BRs from my own flock in the bator, but these four are from some very exceptional stock and I wanted them to infuse some quality into mine. No use crying over spilled milk, er, blown aircells. There are still alot of eggs in that bator so no worries. I only need a handful of pullets coming along and the rest will be sold, but I like lots to choose from so hope most of the others do well.