Hatching Party! Wanna Join?! Set 8/7, Hatching 8/27!!

[Tiss]

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Those little black ones tickle me!!

Nothing new to report this morning. My 4 6-week old chicks spent their first night on the roost so I can move Lacey to the little coop when the rest of her eggs hatch. She still has 2 chicks and 3 eggs. I can't tell if any are pipping or anything. It's a tad chilly out still and I don't want to disturb them.

I'm thinking the three that are left are eggs that sat in the empty nest for a day before I got a bator for them. They were moved to Lacey after I cleared out what wasn't going to develop. I need more chickies!

DH culled my BO with egg yolk peritonitis last night. Doesn't chicken math say you need three chicks for every hen lost?

@Mrsmouse- My fingers are crossed for you. Anything new in the last several hours?

@laniered- I like the idea for your egg turner. If I end up having to use the LG again, I'm going to have to build one of those. How is the chick with the membrane this morning?

 

[libertygirlz]

I just saw one of my two eggs wobble!!!!!!!!

I think I saw the other one move last night but not 100% sure. I'm so eggcited!!!!!!!

:cd

 

[builderone]

I got some pics of the little guys.

They sure are cute little buggers.

Chad

 

[dwegg]

Ten little fuzzies...what are they..

 

[Tiss]

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Aww, what breed are they? I have a thing for little black and gray chicks.

 

[builderone]

They are black austrolorps I really like that breed they are great egg layers.
Chad

 

[Tiss]

I've heard two of my remaining three eggs chirping now. Come on chickies!

 

[audrey02026]

So exciting I now have 4 pips and lots of peeping.....

Question though is it ok to have a pip on the top bottom of the egg....usually all my pips are on that spot but on the top this one is on the bottom. Will he/she hatch out ok?

 

[builderone]

I have a few eggs left I hope they hatch too.

I hope everyone is having good luck. I went out and took pics of the ones that hatched 8-4-11 and a pic of my BA rooster.

A pic of toughy the BA

just for pic lovers a few other chickens

There that will help the ones with pic withdraws.

Chad

 

[Tiss]

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My broody does not understand "lockdown". She rolls those eggs all over the place. I saw the pip on one of my eggs positioned every which way before it hatched. I think yours will be fine.