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Dessy

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Hi there,
I've been watching this site for a long time reading posts etc, but 3 wks ago we started incubating eggs from our own hens that are just coming up to 1 yr old. We put 8 eggs in, 5 were duds so we got rid of those, but 2 hatched, one yesterday 8:30am, the other the previous evening at 8:30pm, so we have one a day & a half old, the other 1 day old. the third egg is still in the incubator & definitely has something in it, weather dead or alive at this stage I don't know. We are waiting till tomorrow which will be day 25, then we'll have to rethink what to do : candle, tapping, maybe assisting.
We've had chicks before but they were always raised by our Black maran as she was always broody, but she's gone now so we decided to give it a go ourselves, this is our first time incubating so any tips are more than welcome.
Here's a couple of pics of our 2 new additions, they are from a Welsummer cockerel & Amber white hen
the first one was the first to hatch:

 
Welcome to BYC and congrats on your new chicks! Cute birds
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Welcome!
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I'm glad you joined our BYC "flock"!

Congratulations on the two hatched chicks! I hope the remaining egg makes it.
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yes, I did try candling, there's definitely something in it, there's a solid dark shadow apart from the air pocket, but no signs even of internal pipping
 
thank you every one for the warm welcome & good wishes for my remaining egg.

I thought I'd give a bit more insight into me:
I'm a really old lady ( just turned 50) lol!
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I have 2 grown up daughters, the youngest has aspergers syndrome & is amazing with all kinds of animals.
We have 6 chickens & 2 ducks, ( now 8 chickens)
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a labrador, 2 cats, a lame pidgeon (any tips welcome on repairing a broken wing) & 2 budgies,
I think thats everything.
I am married to a man who is constantly inventing & we have actually gone into production on his first product which is for the disabled community.
Here are some pics of all my babies, Also one of the Pad-all pad:

Bella & Steve


Fudge, the father of our 2 new chicks, Truffle, & Lilliy the mother of our chicks



Coco


Charlie & Coco as a baby ( Charlie now gone)


L - R Buddy Coco Charlie Penny, (Coco the only survivor)


Blue & Apple-sauce


Bubbl & Pepa (bantams)


Brian our polish frizzle, no-longer with us


Fudge & Lily


millie


A Pad-all Pad fully kitted out wheelchair
 

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