It's day 17 and I've seen 2 of my eggs wobble...is this early? Should I be concerned?

[purplesquirrel]

Her dad was a black jersey giant and her mum was a very small buff sussex, who only laid her first egg a month or so ago.
I had to help her hatch because she seemed stuck and was crying like mad, real desperate squeals and very tightly packed in. I figured jersey giants are such a large breed and the eggs were so small, probably wasn't the best idea...but they're both really happy and healthy and basking under the light now.

Betty externally pipped yesterday morning, and by this morning, she'd made a slightly bigger hole but sounded very upset, but I left her to it.
I was upstairs when I suddenly heard REALLY loud crying from downstairs and it really sounded like she was getting desperate.
I used tweezers to pry the shell off bit by bit, there were no veins with blood in at all, all dried up, I pulled off one big bit and her head pinged back and her body rolled out onto my hand, she stretched her legs out and started kicking frantically, then I put her back in the 'bator to fluff up. She was very loud and went from smashing around and knocking the other eggs around, to passing out almost instantaneously, haha...very cute

I just had to sell my cockerel yesterday because the neighbours were politely starting the mention his incredibly loud crowing...so I'm glad I've got 2 of his offspring, and possibly a third on the way!

 

[pogmobum]

Im glad all went well shes soooo cute nice colouring you definitely did the right thing in helping since all the veins had completely receded.

 

[subhanalah]

Yay for betty! Any progress in the rest?

 

[purplesquirrel]

Yay for betty! Any progress in the rest?

Yes! Her brother/sister is under the lamp now, looks similar but has less cream and more black. I think he's a boy because his comb is visible whilst Betty doesn't have one at all. These two are from my chicken's who I raised.
There is also 2 chicks from the farm down the road. Two of which have hatched and are under the lamp, both pale yellow but the slightly more ginger one I suspect to be a little girl, she is called Pudding
The paler chick and the other black chick don't have names yet. There are 2 eggs still in the 'bator, the larger eggs, both pipped. I can see a big comb on one of them (

) and the other I can't see it's face yet.

So 4 under the lamp, 2 to go! Will send individual photos of the other tomorrow, off to bed now, it's 11pm here! thanks guys x

 

[subhanalah]

Good night! Where are you located? South America?

 

[purplesquirrel]

no no south west England

 

[cluckerkeeper]

Adorable babies

 

[purplesquirrel]

Adorable babies

aren't they always though?

this is her brother (pretty sure it's a boy from the little comb) I've named him Magic.

 

[subhanalah]

Aww. That's a lovely picture!

 

[purplesquirrel]