First time hatching.

[Jessimom]

It has been a day and a half since they have pipped and 2 are out and fluffy, while one is still in the shell, but it has made a lot of progress, I'm sure it will be out soon. I can see it breathing and it is chirping, so I'm just being patient

Congratulations on the successful hatch! I hope you post photos soon!

 

[ataylor995]

They are all out now! I'm so excited, the last one just hatched and is resting. I will be sure to post pictures tomorrow, going to wait until they are all up and walking around

 

[gimmie birdies]

you did good!

My fun news...a couple days ago my chickens laid 7 eggs, exciting since I normally got 2-3, yesterday I got 8, today I got 11.

 

[Jessimom]

you did good!

My fun news...a couple days ago my chickens laid 7 eggs, exciting since I normally got 2-3, yesterday I got 8, today I got 11.

Isn't that fun when the numbers go up? How many hens do you have? With the lower temps, less light and the fact I"m building a new coop RIGHT next to their current coop has distracted and slowed down my girls. Also 2 are molting. So, with 14 laying hens, I went from 12 to 13 per day, to 5 or 6 per day. I'm looking forward to things getting back to normal.

 

[ataylor995]

Look how cute

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have 18 lay hens, some not old enough to lay and some getting over the molt.

 

[Gypsi]

I have 8 birds almost 3 years old and one 18 months too intimidated to eat. I get 1 egg most days.

 

[Gypsi]

Next batch in incubator

 

[ataylor995]

Okay, so one of my babies has a broken leg and I have no idea what to do now. As of now, I have it out of the pen and in my lap. I read that you're supposed to touch them or they won't survive if you separate them from the others. However, I don't know what to do from here. Any suggestions?

 

[gimmie birdies]

I was at a feed store once, and 2 chicks had their legs stuck at the back of the cage, and there was not water for the chicks. One chick was dead the other was just stuck. I chewed out the feed store and made them give me the baby with the messed up leg. I gave him egg yoke when I got home, and he still went in with the other chicks I had eventually his leg did get better on it's own.