I thought it took 28 days?

[racuda]

I had nine eggs due to hatch tomorrow under a broody hen. I took tomorrow off from work so I could be home with them. When I come home from work today I found one peachick dead in the run and four were hatched under the hen, with two more pipped. If I had known they would hatch in 27 days I would have taken today off too and maybe saved the one chick.

 

[StevenW.]

So sorry!

Sometimes the eggs hatch early. Most of my eggs that hatch, hatch a day or 2 before they are actually spose to hatch.

 

[ColbyNTX]

I had 3 hatch yesterday at day 27 and 1 today at day 28. You hatch enough of anything then you find out the actual day is more like a guideline. An early hatch is much better than a late one. The late hatches of anything seem to be weaker and have more leg and toe problems.

 

[racuda]

After they all hatch I'll post pics so maybe you all can help identify the colors.

 

[SuperPeacockman]

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Please do, where are the eggs from?

 

[StevenW.]

Wonders if I could still get peachicks....

Maybe the pictures will hold me off??!!

 

[racuda]

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Please do, where are the eggs from?

From ebay. So far 7 out of 9 have hatched and hopefully the other 2 will hatch by tomorrow. Here are the ones I bought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...8dYPSec%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

[DAS]

She's a great seller. I have purple bs silver pied chicks that just hatched from her and six more of her eggs (bronze and spaulding-java) in the incubator. She is also sending me seven more. This is the third year I have bought eggs from her off Ebay. I have two nice white males hatched from her eggs, two years ago, that are breeding this year

 

[wannabchick]

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Thanks for sharing that info
Xoox

 

[frenchblackcopper]

I have considered buying eggs from that seller many,many times,,,but it's a distance thing for me,,glad you have great luck with them.I always try to locate eggs within 250 miles from me when bidding-buying,,hoping it will only take 2 days to get them here,although last year on one auction 128 miles away,it took 3 days to get them here.