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

[lockedhearts]

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YAY!

 

[speckledhen]

I hope all five BBS Rocks hatch. If there is a blue or splash rooster, Scott has first dibs on that one. After I pick my Ameraucana pullets I want to keep, Frogtown (Sara) gets to decide if she wants the extras. She still owns Charlotte's sister, Silver. Now, anyone want an extra BR pullet or rooster? I have five in there, three of Becca's (never had one of Becca's babies) and two of Fern's. I may keep one or two BR pullets, if I get two, that is, and the rest will go. After I've made my picks a few weeks from now, whoever isn't spoken for goes on BSA. So, hope all of the remaining eggs hatch so I have some choices.


*** ETA: Another one of Becca's has pipped.

****ETA: As of 11:10 a.m., still just two BBS Rocks and two BRs pipped.

 

[kathyinmo]

YAY! It's hatching time!

Oh, they are gonna make you sweat, aren't they? Gonna take their sweet time.

 

[speckledhen]

Becca's two pipped eggs are pushing on their shells and throwing off little pieces, but I still have just the four eggs pipped. I suddenly became very sick awhile ago so I'm in bed using my cool little ACER netbook computer Ellie sent me last year when I broke my ankle. Sorry if there are typos! The keyboard is small and takes a different hand position, but it's been a lifesaver more than once. Babies need to hurry up!

 

[speckledhen]

First BBS Rock popped the top off. Looks either blue or splash, but too wet to tell yet. No more pips that I can see other than the two BRs and the other BBS Rock. Oops, nope, a Fern egg is pipped and one of the BBS Ameraucanas pipped finally.

Pic of the first one, I think it's blue. Well, no, now that it's drying, I think it's splash, Kathy!

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

SPLASH???? Totally not fair!

I just hatched 48 eggs and got a TOTAL of 3 splash babies.....

Cyn, glad the hatch is going well. Hope you are feeling better

 

[speckledhen]

It could be a light blue. If it is a splash, then Kathy's hens retained something from her splash rooster she removed from the pen awhile before sending these eggs. The new rooster is black over blue and barred hens.

 

[kathyinmo]

It sure took me forever to figure out what color those Orps were! First I thought one thing, then another ... Finally after they are all dried and fluffy, I can now tell the color. Well, that is, with Cetawin's assistance, I was able to figure it out! Is it always that way with BBS ?

 

[speckledhen]

The first one is drying to a very light silvery color that I usually associate with splash, but could be very light blue. The second chick is blue for sure. No others yet.

 

[bargain]

Yeah for the hatch!!!

Yard full of rocks, I hatched about 52 eggs last year trying to get those splash ameracaunas......I got4.....They are very rare I think.....at least in my hatches but I have a lot of BBS blacks and then then some blues.