January 2021 Hatch-A-Long

[Willow2253]

Checked my eggs for the last time before hatch, they’re all looking good. The saddled air cell in one has evened out a lot in the last couple of days. I’m getting my hen set up in the brooder tomorrow so everything will be ready for babies while I’m gone and my mom will hardly have to do anything.
I have another hen starting to act broody so I may end up hatching some next month too. Idk why all my hens are choosing to do so in the winter though.

 

[shaila]

My USPS Shipping Text alerts didn't happen, so we were surprised for an abrupt call to come pick up eggs. But they rested and got into the new generic 'bator last nite. Upright start, with no turning first 3 days on this one. Then side turning rods undisturbed for most. I may do a couple under a lamp if they don't fit well, and since one got a clumsy crack repair.

Hopefully the eggs got better handling in transit than the notifications.

I had only signed up for email alerts, not mobile messages, because the gmail app does push notifications about new messages. I guess I lucked out that part of system was more or less working.

 

[shaila]

Got my first pip already! I guess mystery chick 'BOB' decided they had enough of being stuck in the shell

 

[pidgejr]

So far 8 of the shipped 10 blue ameraucana eggs have hatched. There are two stragglers in the inkybator but today is Day 21 so I wait. They are so cute!

 

[pidgejr]

.. and my poor patient dog Lil girl who maybe doesn’t like that my attention is so much on chicks the last few days. ,...

 

[wolfwalker]

Well I went and placed in the incubator 50 more Aloha and 18 Welsummer eggs

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

No pips this morning but it's not day 19 for a couple more hours. I think a few will hatch tomorrow day 20 and a couple on day 21.

It's day 7 this evening for my Marans and Olive Eggers. I've been checking them occasionally and they look good. Especially the Olive Eggers. 13/16 are developing. I think just 8-9 of the Marans are but I'll know more this evening after candling.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Well I went and placed in the incubator 50 more Aloha and 18 Welsummer eggs

That's fantastic. Are your Welsummer eggs pretty speckled?

 

[BlueBaby]

Well I went and placed in the incubator 50 more Aloha and 18 Welsummer eggs

I had wondered if you were going to be successful in getting those other Aloha egg's this weekend. Good luck on the hatch!

 

[PDXJULES]

Day 19 quail View attachment 2472901

Sweet. Reminds me that when they were babies, when I would lower the digital temperature sensor into the Brooder my Barred Rocks would try to peck it, and a Jersey Giant would rush to sit on it as if it were an egg. Scared me a few times when i thot the Brooder was too hot, and it always turned out to be Wyley's belly heat.