HATCHING CHICKS-A PHOTO ESSAY (the egg comes first this time!)

[ADozenGirlz]

Here's my photo essay from the arrival of the shipped eggs to 7 week old chickens. The WHOLE process!

The brilliantly packaged Silver Spangled Hamburg eggs from fellow BYCer mopargal1972:

BATOR EGGS: All 7 are developing on track!
DAY 3, egg #3:

DAY 3, egg#11

Day 4, egg #12:

Day 4, egg #11:

Day 4, egg #4:

Day 6:

Pips! We have PIPS!!!

Two of the bator eggs pipped just before noon today!
Egg #12 pipped first (at 12:30pm on day 19, 2 days early)

Moments after egg #12 pipped, #11 joined her!

b]Egg#4 (@4pm on day #19)[/b]

Egg#3 @8pm

Egg#11@9pm

Egg#12 @9pm, moving right along!

7/23/10 (day #20) egg#11 @1:01am- beak peeking out

7/23/10 egg#11 @1:42am- almost fully zipped

7/23/10 egg#11 @1:49am-"I can't get seem to get this hat off. Hey, can someone turn on a light please?"

7/23/10 egg#11 @1:55am- bench pressing my shell

7/23/10 eggs#11 & 3 @6:27am-sisters cuddle

Still drying off:

Stretching out:

Sammy, 1 day old:

Silver Spangled Hamburg chicks (and Sybil, on left SSH x Lakenvelder)

At 4 weeks old:

Simon, at 7 weeks old:

Greta at 7 weeks old (yesterday!):

 

[PippyChicken]

That was great!!

 

[gryeyes]

Oh, that was wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing!

I'm just now getting brave enough to candle eggs without "knowing" positively that I have somehow killed the occupants. Just candled the 7 BJG eggs in the 'bator and SIX are developing!

I see you outlined the air cells... when, at what stage did you do that, at lockdown? And why? I need to know if I should add that to my repertoire of "stuff I larned on BYC."

 

[cluckcluck42]

Great pics, thanks for sharing. Look at those cute lil guys!

 

[newlyweds]

Great idea, and beautiful birds.

Love all the pictures and the candling ones are so clear, I haven't figured out how to do that yet, any tips.

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Thanks! I bring the eggs into my dark pantry and hold my three dollar, Home Depot LED flashlight under my cupped hand. Then I take a photo with NO flash. I think I use the macro mode (the one with the little tulip picture). I hope that helps!

 

[chickendiva25]

OH! They are sooooo cute! i soo wish i had some!

 

[newlyweds]

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Thanks! I bring the eggs into my dark pantry and hold my three dollar, Home Depot LED flashlight under my cupped hand. Then I take a photo with NO flash. I think I use the macro mode (the one with the little tulip picture). I hope that helps!

Awesome!! Thanks for the tip, I am going to try it. And I guess it is better when you have white eggs too!! I have been hatching so many colored eggs lately I forget how clearly you can see through white eggs.

 

[Candiss]

Thank you, that was great.. So cute..

Candace

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Hi Linda! I use a pencil to outline the air cells starting around day 3 or so. It just gives me some idea about what's going on inside. If it keeps getting larger, I'm satisfied that it is continuing to develop. It's just a silly little thing I do to keep myself entertained while waiting those loooong 21 days!!

HOORAY for 6 out of 7!!! What does BJG stand for?