Hatching log of a broody satin

[yakitori]

So she must be very close!!! Pics for sure whenever you get a peek

I barely got a peek!
How long does it take for them to poke through?

 

[LadyAchee]

And the winner is number 5!

So cute! I had one pip externally today too. We will see if it's hatched in the morning.

 

[yakitori]

OMG! Exciting Welcome little one! How many more eggs to go? how did you know which one hatched?

too much excitement!

I had numbered the shells, and when I pulled out the shell from under her, it said number 5. lol

 

[yakitori]

So cute! I had one pip externally today too. We will see if it's hatched in the morning.

I can’t wait!!!

they’re so darn cute <3333

 

[yakitori]

I have chicks from McMurray that were sexed, but I have a mystery chick (straight run) that I really need to be a pullet because I have 3 other cockerels in that batch (1 I wasn’t expecting, but I’m ok with it), and the waiting is unbearable!

It is! And it’s still not over!

I peeked under her again and saw another egg had pipped, but no in the air sac... worried I’ check back on it tomorrow...

 

[NorthernMIFlock]

Egg number 6 wrong end pipper hatched! I *knew* sleeping was the right choice

Egg number 1 also hatched.
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And hello world from Egg #3
(previously chilled egg)
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4/6

2 more to go....?
(hopeful)

Awesome pics! I can’t believe your girl is so chill with you handling the babies as they’re hatching!! Both times my hen’s hatch happened during the middle of the night so we saw nothing . Hope the rest goes smoothly!

 

[yakitori]

Awesome pics! I can’t believe your girl is so chill with you handling the babies as they’re hatching!! Both times my hen’s hatch happened during the middle of the night so we saw nothing . Hope the rest goes smoothly!

I was up waiting at 2am and just got up at 5:30am to check... I couldn’t sleep well, even my dreams were about chicks (not) hatching, lol.

Paint is fine with me holding her chicks, but they peep (i would too if a giant flesh colored monster suddenly whisked me away from mommy.) and mommy would get anxious wanting to quieten them down, so I give them back pretty quickly.

Funny enough, #5 who I held a couple of times last night is chill with me now. She is also starting to explore. I should go hold the others more later

 

[yakitori]

Still 2 when I locked the coop up tonight. Dodo doesn't try to peck me at all when I touch the chicks. I hope she's protective of them to the other hens!

Yay! I was a little disappointed when I asked on here whether a tame hen will let me tame her chicks and a poster said they probably won’t.

But guess what, she does! And doesn’t seem to mind at all.

I’m waiting for the last one to hatch so I can play with them all!!!

 

[yakitori]

Dodo is far from tame, but perhaps my hand feeding and pampering her makes her feel safe? Who knows but she is normally a spaz.

I’m seeing the trend now...maybe the key to a broody’s heart are the goodies we offer to her everyday

 

[yakitori]

It looks like Four is a little half-blood!