Hatch-Along - Eggs set in November, due December, anyone?

[chicknlove]

The background picture on my computer is even a baby chick!! It instantly lifts my spirit. XD And I will probably keep the egg that is dark inside in the incubator... If it starts to smell I will take it out. Isn't it strange for it to be black inside like day 20 when it's only day 12? Sure is interesting.

I need a pic of BatChick

that is if theres anything to even see.. Can you see where the air cell is when you candle? Stare long and hard maybe you will see some movement.

 

[3Dchicken]

BatChick..? Is that a nickname for it? And maybe I will get a picture of it later. The air cell is really defined. It's all black other than the air cell. It's weird.

I will look more closely.

 

[Candyman]

HA HA... 3D and chicknlove same thoughts about this thread.

 

[3Dchicken]

Okay, I looked, and I noticed more were really dark inside... I saw movement inside them, though! I really need to stop candling them. I saw a blood ring in one of the day 11 embryos.

I took out the ones that I suspected were dead, and they were. I didn't take out the embryo with the blood ring. I will leave it in there until I am positive it is in fact a blood ring. My hope is fading. Maybe if one hatches I will name it Hope. I didn't think from the start that I would even get this far. I hope the rest make it two more weeks.

I am depressed now. If none of these eggs hatch, I can always try again, and if it still doesn't work, I will keep trying to hatch them until I get at least one. If I still fail, I can always buy them at the feed store in the spring, but I really want to hatch them. :3 I feel so noobish and feeble. XD

 

[rufflemyfeather]

day 21.. 23 silkie eggs made it to lockdown.. 2 pips and lots of chirping! so excited

 

[chicknlove]

Okay, I looked, and I noticed more were really dark inside... I saw movement inside them, though! I really need to stop candling them. I saw a blood ring in one of the day 11 embryos.

I took out the ones that I suspected were dead, and they were. I didn't take out the embryo with the blood ring. I will leave it in there until I am positive it is in fact a blood ring. My hope is fading. Maybe if one hatches I will name it Hope. I didn't think from the start that I would even get this far. I hope the rest make it two more weeks.

I am depressed now. If none of these eggs hatch, I can always try again, and if it still doesn't work, I will keep trying to hatch them until I get at least one. If I still fail, I can always buy them at the feed store in the spring, but I really want to hatch them. :3 I feel so noobish and feeble. XD

How many do you suspect are viable? I just made up BatChick

I still have high hopes for your hatch!! Hang in there!

 

[chicknlove]

day 21.. 23 silkie eggs made it to lockdown.. 2 pips and lots of chirping! so excited

Promise to get us some pictures! Silkie chicks are the cutest!

 

[gabrielle1976]

Yep lock down though its only day 16 I think now that I look whats in my phone calander but I have half quail eggs that are sapose to htch on day 18 and half serama eggs that are chicken but sometimes hatch on day 19-20 being the little btties that they are. So Im looking at possible Jumbo brown babies on thursday dec 6th and possible serama babies on dec 7th 8th or 9th depending on if the babies want to hatch on day 19 20 or 21 . The last two times I hatched eveyrone was late but this is a new improved incubator so Ill see if we hav any early or lates

and the parents

 

[3Dchicken]

Aww, that's a cute name, Chicknlove. Maybe that's what it's nickname will be xD Okay, I already have a name for one, and it hasn't even hatched yet!! I think maybe my chicks are growing faster than they should be... or at least with a LOT more blood and veins than other eggs. XDD Your chicks ought to be cute, rufflemyfeather!

 

[3Dchicken]

gabrielle1976, Sounds exciting!