Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[JDchicks]

I assumed they were crosses since she has a frizzle mixed in. These are just for enjoyment, not show or selling.

 

[Timba]

Anxiously expecting a shipment of eggs tomorrow from the USPS. Heard horror stories about mailed EBay eggs though. Hopefully they'll get here just fine. Waiting on 8 americaunas and 8 buff/RiR's

 

[StewedMammal]

I have 6 out of 36 fertile eggs pipped so far! They are chirping now and hope for them to start hatching tonight.

 

[chickydee64]

Anxiously expecting a shipment of eggs tomorrow from the USPS. Heard horror stories about mailed EBay eggs though. Hopefully they'll get here just fine. Waiting on 8 americaunas and 8 buff/RiR's

Hi, Therre are lots of great stories about ebay eggs also..
We just complain a lot more about the bad ones...........

Hope your eggs are fine

 

[Penny Hen]

You know I've been thinking. If someone were to rig up a recording microphone on a broody hen the last three days before hatch, they would be able to record her talking to the babies as they hatch. Then it could be burned to a CD and played for incubator chicks. Would be interesting to see if it boosted hatch rates and made for calmer better thriving babies.

 

[chickydee64]

I have 6 out of 36 fertile eggs pipped so far! They are chirping now and hope for them to start hatching tonight.

gooooo chickies......................

 

[StewedMammal]

I have 6 out of 36 fertile eggs pipped so far! They are chirping now and hope for them to start hatching tonight.

First chick just hatched! A little yellow chick with a pea/rose comb! Only around 30+/- to go.

 

[chickydee64]

HI,
I am posting this because I finally got this guy to stand still long enough to get a few shots.
His tail has not come in yet from his molt.

The hen is 1/2 English....Not a chance of getting pic's of the 100% English hens today.
They were going nuts for the fresh grass and pretty much told me to stuff it...

Click on the picture for a better view.............

 

[Heidisgran]

HI,
I am posting this because I finally got this guy to stand still long enough to get a few shots.
His tail has not come in yet from his molt.

The hen is 1/2 English....Not a chance of getting pic's of the 100% English hens today.
They were going nuts for the fresh grass and pretty much told me to stuff it...

Click on the picture for a better view.............

 

[speckledhen]

I candled the 22 Belgian D'Anver eggs. Tomorrow is Day 5, however, since I set them late in the day before Day One, then I guess Day 5 already technically began.

14 have definite development and seem to be right where they should be with proper vein network.
4 are completely clear
3 seem to have blood rings forming. They all started but there are red horizontal dashes and no real vein network coming from the aircells.
1 undecided what's going on with it. Seems to have something in there, but doesn't look right to me.


Today, I see that Wrong Way Lucy, the Ditzy Chick, is laying again after almost a year off. Lucy has never squatted for a rooster, never let any of them mate her so that might account for the clears in this batch. I had no idea she was laying until today when I caught her at it. Her mother took 15 months off and her eggs are in here, too.

Here is Lucy, often called Lucy Goosey