fuzzi's May (First Time With Shipped Eggs) Hatch-a-Long Thread, all are Welcome!

[Silkiebegins]

I checked on Tamar's eggs. Tamar was NOT on her nest, she was perched on the back of my chair, fluffed up and announcing her state. I checked her eggs and found one that had pipped!


I made an immediate executive decision, and slid the pipped egg under Rahab, who has been faithfully brooding two faux eggs for almost three weeks.


My plan is to take the incubator chicks out to Rahab after dark...and place them under her.

How exciting!

 

[Silkiebegins]

Only one of mine has pipped so far. still waiting on the other one.

 

[fuzzi]

Third egg hatching video:

 

[fuzzi]

I took the three chicks that had hatched outside to the coop. I checked the pipped egg I'd placed under Rahab earlier, but nothing had progressed. As I reached underneath Rahab she gave me a strong peck, not painful, just firm. I took one chick in my hand, reached under Rahab using the back of my hand to lift her slightly, then placed the chick underneath her body. I repeated the manoeuver two more times, so that all three chicks were covered. As I placed the second chick underneath she bent over and gave it a gentle peck. After the third was placed underneath Rahab seemed to settle down, relax, and looked glassy-eyed.

I think she, and they, will be fine.

 

[Silkiebegins]

One of my chicks just hatched and just as I suspected was the chunkiest chick I've ever had. It has fat rolls, giant body, chubby feet and an adorable face. Thus the name, chunky. It always did look bigger than a normal embryo.

 

[fuzzi]

One of my chicks just hatched and just as I suspected was the chunkiest chick I've ever had. It has fat rolls, giant body, chubby feet and an adorable face. Thus the name, chunky. It always did look bigger than a normal embryo.

Share a picture?

 

[Silkiebegins]

I will. But probably tomorrow as I would not be able to get a decent pic. But it is the biggest chick I've ever had and it is a bantam!

 

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[Silkiebegins]

These pictures don't capture his chubbiness

 

[fuzzi]

These pictures don't capture his chubbiness

Adorable!!!