Gold Laced Orpington- For Learning and Sharing

[rockinpaints]

He is the sweetest boy and I still have not named him.

her wattles are turning pink..I sure hope she is still a she..that is a LF Black from Marc in the back ground. I am adding some younger pictures. They sure grow fast.








I adore these birds....my heart simply melts

You have done such an awesome job!! Beautiful babies (yes she's a she

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[delisha]

Thank you both so much..I feel so fortunate to have met you both and to have such lovely birds. They are so calm and mellow and like to be loved up a bit. So sweet to all the other birds.

 

[rockinpaints]

Thank you both so much..I feel so fortunate to have met you both and to have such lovely birds. They are so calm and mellow and like to be loved up a bit. So sweet to all the other birds.

That cockerel is huge

 

[Elliemae 77]

Day 14 candle......the porous eggs are not growing but I have one lively little guy or gal left. One more week to go!

 

[Elliemae 77]

Day 18....Whew! Made it to lockdown....temp. and humidity have been good so far... I've been using 2 independent thermometers this time. And only touching the incubator to add water except for a brief candle on days 6,14, and today. Oh m y goodness...I'm so nervous!!! I hope they all hatch on time.

 

[deek]

Let us know when you have little chicken nuggets!

 

[rockinpaints]

Day 18....Whew! Made it to lockdown....temp. and humidity have been good so far... I've been using 2 independent thermometers this time. And only touching the incubator to add water except for a brief candle on days 6,14, and today. Oh m y goodness...I'm so nervous!!! I hope they all hatch on time.

Good luck!

 

[Elliemae 77]

SKUNKED!! She pipped Friday morning right on time...we left for school and by the time I got back she had died. The hole was about the size of a pea so she had been working at it. I opened up the rest the way in hopes of finding a clue...yolk was absorbed....no other obvious signs....chick was big, but so was the egg. Over all a good hatch with 86% hatch rate, my poor little GLO was just one of the few that didn't make it..

 

[Elliemae 77]

The rest of the chicks did hatch a day early so my temp. must be a little high. But the chicks that did hatch are normal size...not big and squishy. No other chick that hatched seemed to have any trouble at all. Humidity was good all the way through....any ideas?

 

[rockinpaints]

SKUNKED!! She pipped Friday morning right on time...we left for school and by the time I got back she had died. The hole was about the size of a pea so she had been working at it. I opened up the rest the way in hopes of finding a clue...yolk was absorbed....no other obvious signs....chick was big, but so was the egg. Over all a good hatch with 86% hatch rate, my poor little GLO was just one of the few that didn't make it..

I am so sorry to hear that. Sometimes that happens. For what ever reason sometimes they just get exhausted while working on the shell. But you never know when it might be too early to intervene and cause death by opening the shell before they absorb all of the vital blood from the many veins encased inside the shell

(yeah, I have done that...........)

I don't think you did anything wrong. Good luck next time!