I hear peeping! Pictures added

[Katy]

I went down to check temps and humidity before I head to bed and I could hear peeping from the hatcher. Can't see any pips yet, but hopefully by morning I will....or better yet...some chicks. This is the first time in a long time I've heard peeping before I could see any pips.

 

[bluedog]

good luck on your hatch .. hope you get lots of chicks

 

[speckledhen]

Good luck, Katy. Im off to bed so hopefully, I'll see some good news from you in the a.m.

 

[Katy]

Thanks! I'm heading to bed here pretty soon too. I'm not even gonna go look until morning!!

 

[Katy]

One pip that I can see this morning....hopefully more will follow!!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Oh that's good news...I'm so tempted to put eggs in a bator again but I have to be away from home in March and just can't commit to hatching...but I did put some eggies under my Broody Blue hen!...lol...she will take care of them for me....

 

[Katy]

I've never had any luck with broodies other than my call ducks. That's one reason I got some silkies...thought maybe I could let them do some of the work when they get old enough!!

I've got both granddaughters today...9 months and 14 months, I usually only have the 9 month old...so I don't think I'll have too much time to run up and down to the basement hovering over the hatcher!!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

No...I think you have your hands full Grandma!!...That was my last week I had the 4 year old here...lol..he did like sitting by the bator tho to watch the hatch...

For sure you won't be running up and down the basement stairs with two !!...lol

 

[Katy]

I stuck them both in the playpen and went down to check a bit ago and I could see 4 pips now....2 marans, 2 buff orps...nothing from my surviving SLWs yet.

I always have the 9 moth old, but the 14 month old's babysitter had a baby on tuesday morning so I've got them both for the next 5 weeks or so!

 

[Katy]

Just ran down to check and one of the Marans is out and hollering her head off.