Hands on hatching and help

[AmyLynn2374]

@RubyNala97 check out this little pretty. From my white silkie or my barred bantam cochin hen covered by my blue frizzle bantam cochin roo. They all look alot like this one. 3 blue and 3 black, and it looks like 3 frizzle and 3 smooth. I can't tell the mommas' eggs apart yet, so does this have any silkie look to you? Only 1 has 5 toes (not the one pictured) I was sure hoping I would be able to figure them out, once they hatched, but I guess its going to take more time

 

[Sarkchick]

So sorry hun, but I agree with Ruby, I think they will be fine. My husband is still recovering from ruptured appendix, and emergency surgery, so I feel your pain.

Thank you so much. He is already a lot better. It's just the timing that is so bad. Those eggs have been thru it all. If I get 1 to hatch it will be a miracle.
Hope your husband is better soon.
Linda

 

[RubyNala97]

Armand is definitely the father. blue frizzle bantam cochin. Mom is either white silkie or barred bantam cochin. I haven't been able to pin down who lays which egg and they are very similar looking eggs. The cochins toes are lighter, but their legs are gray, and heavily feathered. I noticed 2 of these chicks have really black legs and feet.

The biggest thing is that I didn't think my cochin hen was laying often until midway thru the incubation, I got eggs from all the girls on the same day, and they are all so similar, I just don't know! Lol

I'm guessing most of them came from silkie eggs, but just got more of the daddy's traits.

Any males produced by the cochin female would be barred, and I haven't noticed any barring yet, but a couple blues sure look masculine.

Oh well I play the waiting game.

And I love the frog too

I'm going through the same thing. All the girls have come of age at the same time. Yesterday I found a different egg in the run every time I went out there. I never catch them in the act of course. And I don't have my breeding pens set up yet, So I have no idea which girl laid which egg. I have 20 hatching now and I'm so curious to see what colors I get!

 

[casportpony]

Two zipping and I only opened the incubator 12 times today.

-Kathy

 

[WVduckchick]

I'm going through the same thing. All the girls have come of age at the same time. Yesterday I found a different egg in the run every time I went out there. I never catch them in the act of course. And I don't have my breeding pens set up yet, So I have no idea which girl laid which egg. I have 20 hatching now and I'm so curious to see what colors I get!

Good, I don't feel so bad I only have 3 girls in that pen though. Its going to be worse when all of my OEGBs are laying. Dummy me only wanted to hatch the silver duckwings, didn't even consider that all the girls eggs would look alike

 

[WVduckchick]

Two zipping and I only opened the incubator 12 times today.

-Kathy

Yer slackin

 

[FridayYet]

Good, I don't feel so bad

I only have 3 girls in that pen though. Its going to be worse when all of my OEGBs are laying. Dummy me only wanted to hatch the silver duckwings, didn't even consider that all the girls eggs would look alike

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Two zipping and I only opened the incubator 12 times today.

-Kathy

LOL

Ok, so I set my eggs 10pm Wednesday night. Last night at day 2 I layed the shipped silkie eggs down as the air cells I can see look firm. This morning when I turned (about 57 hours in) I decided to get a good look at the eggs, so I candled. 2 of the silkie eggs are advanced-like a full day's and my bator hasn't been running as overly warm as it usually is. My spitzhaubens -almost all are on track with the first signs of development- ("blood island" on the yolk.) Right on schedule. I don't see anything noticeable in the other 16 silkie eggs, but it's way early yet, so I am going to stay positive- (for a couple more days.

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Here's the one silkie egg I could get a decent pic of the growth:

 

[kuchchicks]

Nice Amy! Where did you get your Spitzhauben eggs? I can't find them anywhere.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Nice Amy! Where did you get your Spitzhauben eggs? I can't find them anywhere.

I have a pair of Spitzhaubens....lol