Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[butterflygrooves]

Out of the 33 eggs that I set this is what we got:

19 hatched (2 boys, 13 girls, and 4 unsexed) - 18 EE's and 1 Ameraucana
2 due to hatch on Friday
8 didn't make it (most were shrink wrapped)
4 rotten eggs

Most babies are healthy, one has a balance problem (legs and feet seem fine?), one was fine after hatch yesterday but is floppy this morning.

 

[gimmie birdies]

the balance prob could clear up I had one of those it went away.

 

[Timba]

Zipping!!!

 

[Shannoook]

OOooo .. looks like you have a little blue there. Share a photo when it's all dry and fluffy...pleeze?

Her Momma is blue and her daddy is splash. I have another external pip this morning! It's REALLY hard to be at work!

 

[Timba]

Poor thing is exhausted

 

[Timba]

And free!! First ever egg hatched from my home made incubator, wooohoooo!!!

 

[AmericanMom]

And free!! First ever egg hatched from my home made incubator, wooohoooo!!!

Awww!!! Great job!

 

[AmericanMom]

Ok so I'm in again... Just set 39 barnyard mutts and 3 welsummers (sp).... haven't added water yet, waiting for the incubator to stabilize and see where its at.. I've heard such great things about doing a dry hatch but I am alittle afraid to do it right now.. I need some chicks to replace a few of my older hens and to be layers through next winter... after this hatch I may do a test hatch and do it dry to see how it does..

But in the meantime

The long wait and stress begins again!!!

 

[Timba]

Awww!!! Great job!    

Thanks!!! Day 20 hatch. He/she was impatient!!!

 

[Aacre]

Poor thing is exhausted

Awe! Cute! This time around, I have put all of my eggs in a carton, and though they're only on day 2, I am wondering how well the chicks do with hatching while in the carton? You've only had one so far, and it looks like it's a good method. I am just curious as to what happens if they happen to pip at the wrong end!