Hatching early AGAIN this week!

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi!
My eggs under broody hens are hatching early again this week --- and they are not eggs from my birds this time.
I set Cochin eggs from Asher (Cindy) on the 15th and Ameraucana eggs from Geareduplyn (Gary) on the 16th. I had 2 chicks from both groups hatched first thing this morning (which makes them Day 19 and Day 20 hatchlings).
Not complaining

It's just curious.
Pics coming soon.
Lisa

 

[klf73]

waiting for those pics

Krista

 

[KKluckers]

I wanna see pics too Lisa.

 

[Toast n Jelly]

Would your heat be a little higher then 99.5 degrees?
Normally that would give you an earlier hatch. Hope they all hatch out...Good luck!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi!
Here is the first Day 19 chick from Gary's blue / splash Ameraucana eggs:

It was dry and popping around first thing this morning so it probably actually hatched on Day 18.

The other 3 chick pics are loading now.

Lisa

 

[klf73]

Oooh, too cute. So is it a light blue or a splash? I know sometimes pics change the color so slightly, and I still haven't found my splash either

so I don't even know what they look like as chickies.
I was gonna go watch tv, now I gotta wait for the other pics

Krista

 

[monarc23]

awwhhhh just can't resist seeing chicks esp chicks with their mamas (i know it's not its REAL mama but ya know what i mean) what a gorgeous lil chick and mama!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi Krista, I'm pretty sure it's a blue. Not as a matter of fact, but my splash chicks are all-over white/silver-y. The blues / blacks are darker with lighter markings.
Boy, that hen was maaad! As soon as I unscrewed the door, that chick came popping out, ready to greet the world. Hen kept trying to scootch it back under her and the chick was having no part of that

When I get the pics loaded, you'll see the same down color on the blue Cochin chicks from Cindy's birds.

Hi Rainbow! These eggs were hen-incubated from start to finish. You are correct that just a degree or 2 high incubator temps can cause early hatchings (and usually problem chicks), but these aren't artificially incubated eggs
I'm getting healthy early hatchlings from shipped eggs and my eggs under broody hens.
I don't understand it myself.

Lisa

 

[KKluckers]

Quote:
HEy Lisa, maybe they are developing a little before you set them? Just because of the hot temps.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Here are the early hatchers.
The 2 on the left are from Geareduplyn's (Gary) blue/ splash Ameraucana eggs. The 2 on the right are from Cindy's Cochin eggs.