First Incubator Eggs Pipping

[AmesHillFarm]

So, we got out meat chicks as day olds via mail and I got some chicks for layers from another member of the board. So you'd think over fifty chicks would be enough......

But nope, I found an incubator cheap at Goodwill and had to try it out. Grabbed a carton of eggs at our local pizza/convenience store (they are from a local farm and I had noted previously when cooking with them their eggs were fertilized) and put them in.

21 days later and we have pips!

 

[Mylied]

Congrats!!

 

[EarlJ]

Any idea what they are?
Probably hard to tell at this point...
But mystery hatching sounds fun : D

 

[AmesHillFarm]

Update: The three that had pipped last night were hatched out this morning. Leaving them in to dry and fluff. The other eggs got pushed around a bit, can't see any pips on them. Will double check when I get the chicks out later.

Any idea what they are?
Probably hard to tell at this point...
But mystery hatching sounds fun : D

Two are grey/black all over and one is more brown looking with a stripe down the back I think [might lighten up once dryer?]. The eggs that hatched were dark brown but there were beige, light brown, and blue ones in the batch too......so.....looks like they came from a diverse flock, could be any sort of barnyard cross.

Will post pics once they're out of the incubator. ❤

(Definitely plan on doing more mystery hatches in the future, going to make some improvements on the bator first.)

 

[EarlJ]

How are your little fluffball mutts?

 

[AmesHillFarm]

 

[AmesHillFarm]

How are your little fluffball mutts?

Cute, fluffy, and spunky!

 

[AmesHillFarm]

As you can see, one of the black ones has a spot on its head, the other has a light chest and belly. The third is definitely brown.

For anyone interested, that is an old crockpot in the corner that my dad made into a mini brooder for me.

None of the other eggs did anything, opened them up out of curiosity. Three hadn't done anything. One was full of black stinky goo. We had previously removed others that clearly weren't growing when candled.

 

[AmesHillFarm]

After looking at lots of chick pics I'm thinking the black ones might be some kind of Maran or Maran cross.