January 2023 Hatch-a-long

[gimmie birdies]

I have some chicks going on 7 weeks. 3 of the eggs were Ayam cemani, and they ended up all girls. In total with these 7 week chicks I got 11 and only 4 boys.

 

[WallyG74]

We really hope they're all girls! Lol

I was only talking about the RIR and it’s totally possible that I’m wrong. This could be one without the strong markings.

 

[WallyG74]

Got 1 chick a whole day early and another pip. Hoping the little one will get a friend to play with for the night.

 

[WallyG74]

3 chicks, zips and pips all over the place.

 

[3KillerBs]

I worked on preparing the brooder yesterday, but haven't gotten to candle yet.

Lockdown tomorrow, so I'll candle when I take out the turner and see how many chicks have made it this far.

 

[sevenhelmet]

First pip. Hang in there, #9! No others yet, but I’ve seen rocking on about half.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I forgot to mention on my 2 clear shipped eggs I pulled yesterday, were Welsummer, and a buckeye. When I was candling yesterday I bumped an egg on the turner, it didn't break it but rattled it. It doesn't look too good on the insides. That may be a quitter ...now. That one was a frizzle EE, shipped. I am keeping my eye on a couple more. The rest are looking good, and I can now see their eyeballs.

 

[sevenhelmet]

#9 hatched around 2pm today. #11 hatched right before supper. Two healthy and active birds, cheeping up a storm and playing football with their incubator mates. Looks like a couple more are pipped. This hatch surprised me- I didn’t think we’d be this far along until Friday!

 

[WallyG74]

 

[Ridgeback825]