How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

They are due today or tomorrow, I was looking forward to see more hatch since I want more of the Olive Egger and Black Copper Marans
(The last incubator hatched 8 wks ago, I got 8 roo out of 13 :() Plus I promised a friend with 3 small kids a couple of chicks this week. Broody II was off probably for half a day. It was 60s (18*C) that day. Broody III & IV are due to hatch eggs later next week.
Fingers crossed some of them at least are OK. Bummer about all the roos - I'm looking at my 1st little hatched family of 4 and thinking 2 roos, possibly 1 pullet plus Edward Scissorbeak who honestly I don't think will make it - he is so tiny compared to the others. Not great results from the 9 eggs I put under her! At least with my Sussex she is big so I can put more under her than the silkies :lol:

About to brave the weather to go out and see what is happening!
 
:weeYey, what kind?
Not sure about that first one - I think there are 2 yellow ones (a Faverolles and a Orpington I think) and a black and yellow (Australorp).
Yehaa! one chick hatched this morning from broody II, after thinking that all her eggs had got cold and died
:yesss::yesss::ya:yafab news! Look forward to pics later!

I'm just home. Today is a 13/2 day as I just picked up 12 eggs for Mabel - 6 Marans (Black, Blue and Splash), 4 Vorwerks, 1 Cream Legbar :yesss::yesss::ya:ya and a random Pekin Bantam!
 
:weeYey, what kind?
Faverolles (I think!) for the first little yellow one as there are cute little feathers on it's legs :ya:ya:jumpy:jumpy
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Snuggles with mummy :love
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Late this afternoon we went down again as I couldn't help myself wanted to make sure there wasn't any shells left and to check everything is OK. I quickly (gently and very carefully) lifted her up and this is what we saw :love:love
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The Faverolles and I'm guessing 2 Australorps (?) and 1 Orpington (although slightly confused as I thought they were Splash and there seems to be a lot of dark or is the one with more yellow closest to mum likely to turn splash??). :wee:ya:ya:ya:weeOne zipping (dh saw it moving so hopefully all good - I put mum straight back so she was only off a few seconds really) and I couldn't see any signs in the quick time she was off. I'm pleased with 4 - will be super pleased if the 5th comes out as well and shocked / amazed if the 6th turns into a chick! I did smell something but I couldn't tell if it was just the bit of yuck that Doris got on her yesterday.

I'm questioning my decision now - maybe I should have taken the potentially bad egg out and candled it. What do you think??
 

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