Halloween Hatch Along - Setting Oct. 10th

[cluck-cluck]

Wonderful, Martha! Wow, what a cute batch o chicks

Smart, ccmarie, very smart, I should have done that! With all the freaking out, removing shell,etc...I totally lost who was who, LOL, oh well! Aspen is so FUZZY!!! I've forgotten what breed she is? She looks so big?

 

[Marthab1953]

Congrats ccmarie! Your possible Java is so cute sleeping there!

Unfortunately, I lost another chick last night, but the other 3 made it. Even so I set them a day late, they hatched a day early, figures, LOL.I am very thankful for the three that made it though. They all seem healthy. On one, I didn't notice it had part of it's egg attached to it's head until I took them out of the incubator. It is an unfortunate thing as she/he now has the name Egghead. I can't resist!

Lets hope it's a boy!



And I took a quick picture of the 3 next to my eldest Serama, who is now 2 weeks old. They grow pretty fast, eh?


Happy Early Halloween hatching everyone!

Very cute!

 

[ccmarie]

I think Aspen's a blue splash Marans, I don't know what else from my list would be that color, though her egg wasn't super dark.

I got the idea for the plastic canvas on here. It works for a couple of hours, until they get strong enough to jump up on it. Then I've been moving them to the brooder early so they can't touch the heating coils and get burned.

 

[Chick1043]

Hey everyone! I'm on day 20 today! Under a broody hen though. I candled it and you can see it's working on pipping through the air cell!!! Can't wait! By the way, I'm only hatching one because I have some coming from a friend. The chick i'm hatching is a blue (or black) silkie bantam

 

[Pyxis]

Ugh, mine are little lazy bones! No pips yet, but two of the eggs are peeping

 

[Pyxis]

I take it back, one has pipped! Come on, little chick!

 

[Chick1043]

My egg is peeping! Hasn't pipped yet, but I think within a few hours it'll be pipped! I'm really hoping it'll hatch tonight!

 

[Pyxis]

One egg is peeping, and one keeps rocking around. The one that pipped is resting right now - hope she pops out soon! Looks like I won't be getting any Halloween chicks this year

 

[Chick1043]

One egg is peeping, and one keeps rocking around. The one that pipped is resting right now - hope she pops out soon! Looks like I won't be getting any Halloween chicks this year

I don't think I will either. I think it'll hatch tomorrow. Still hasn't pipped.

 

[mstricer]

Congrats to everyone!
Here's a better picture of Aspen:




And here's the batch so far:


All but G are pipping.

Love the little hatching squares. What's it made of?