January Hatch-a-long 2018

[mrsdee]

Update on my hatch: My 1st pip hasn't made any progress (maybe a malposition?) And my 2nd has zipped about halfway. No new pips so far.

I wouldn't worry about it too much. My first pip was like 10pm on jan 8 and waited to hatch somewhere between 10pm jan 9 to 8am jan 10. so 24 + hrs!

 

[gimmie birdies]

If they pip they usually zip, the hatch book says a chicken can pip 48 hrs before they are ready to hatch, chicks in the egg pip BEFORE they are ready to come out. As long as there is an air hole don't worry, if chicks can be shipped 3 days w/o food or water, they can stay in an egg that long too.

 

[Cynthia12]

Here’s a few pictures of my most recent chicks! They are now 11 weeks old. They are so sweet! View attachment 1238678
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Lady Gaga, polish silkie mix
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Stephanie, silkie.
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Harriet, frizzle polish mix.

 

[Cynthia12]

View attachment 1238746 This roo is lance and his lovely girlfriend is Harriet.View attachment 1238738 This is gem she’s a silver laced polish.View attachment 1238740 View attachment 1238742 This is Buffy the buff Orpington opal the Light Brahma and Gloria the silkie.View attachment 1238743 And this is Charlie my snowy Easter Egger. I love all of my girls! They are so lovely and sweet!View attachment 1238748 View attachment 1238747 here are some throwbacks of Charlie! Isn’t she the cutest!

Again..... Hey, do they like the tire swing?

View attachment 1238746 This roo is lance and his lovely girlfriend is Harriet.View attachment 1238738 This is gem she’s a silver laced polish.View attachment 1238740 View attachment 1238742 This is Buffy the buff Orpington opal the Light Brahma and Gloria the silkie.View attachment 1238743 And this is Charlie my snowy Easter Egger. I love all of my girls! They are so lovely and sweet!View attachment 1238748 View attachment 1238747 here are some throwbacks of Charlie! Isn’t she the cutest!

Again.... Hey, do they like the tire swing?

 

[Cynthia12]

Double posted? Anyway, I have 2 pips. And now, I'm hearing a lot of chirping going on. Pretty cute. It's been a while hatching done my injury, then surgey. Can't wait, will probably have a couple of babies tonight. Here are the pips, of course they are in the eggs with the best air cells.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Maybe you told us, but what kind of egg?

 

[Scott214]

Again..... Hey, do they like the tire swing?

Again.... Hey, do they like the tire swing?

Yes they love the tire swing! Especially in the cold so they don’t have to be standing in the snow.

 

[Cynthia12]

Update on my hatch: My 1st pip hasn't made any progress (maybe a malposition?) And my 2nd has zipped about halfway. No new pips so far.

I'm a snatcher. Don't like them moving other eggs around. No zipping yet in my 2, but it's still early. You never know. Some pip, zip, and hatch within an hr. Most though, will take a nice big breath and wait for things to absorb. Hatch day for mine are tomorrow.

 

[Cynthia12]

Maybe you told us, but what kind of egg?

Me? These are barn yard mix. A pretty brown egg on both. I'm still worried about my blue one and only.

 

[ambe0487]

Lots of activity in the last 12 hours. Found my first pip at 4am and second by 6 am. Didn’t look like much progress when I went to the store here a half hour ago 2pm so I put my IPod on top of the incubator and played videos of cheeping babies. Must have kicked things into action. I came home to a new hatched baby and 4 additional pips! YAY!!!!!