January Hatch-a-long 2018

[elizabethu42]

Don't know if one was created but https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/february-hatch-a-long-2018.1218247/

 

[ChickenHermit]

Still no pips I’m getting worried it’s day 20!

Mine didn't start pipping until day 21, and it took until day 23 to hatch. You're still on track! The waiting is the hardest part.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Scott, I know you had silkies, but I had silkie eggs once, and I said "so they will hatch on day 19?" and she said 21 days, so I think they can hatch as early as day 19 but maybe later, just sit on your hands. Also you have to wait until all of day 21...

 

[ChickenHermit]

Just to chime in again: 3 out of 5 of my chicks are half to three quarters silkie.

 

[gimmie birdies]

A watched pot never boils, but that is all I want to do.

 

[ChickenHermit]

Yeah...I totally ended up camped out next to the brooder there for a while which the hatching as going on.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I also had a black out during the hatch, prolly slowing it down.

 

[picanins]

Hellllllo my lovelies!!!! Oh my word between editing wedding photo's, hatching baby chicks (with issues) and all of the other of life shenanigans I have not had a mo to get on here. Sooooooo here's the skinny :

All of the OE's did GREAT, with only one needing assisting. Out of my 5 Marans eggs 2 have not hatched - I took a closer look at them today (Day 22) and saw that they quit a while ago - because Monique (one of my BCM's) lays such a dark egg it is IMPOSSIBLE to see, so those two should not have made it into lockdown. Saying that the Marans eggs were like Bloody Fort Knox!!!! Geeeez Louise they turned into cement and after one little pip that membrane turned into plastic - I have NEVER seen such shrink wrapped chicks in all my life!!!! The Sweet did his magic with helping and saved all 3 shrink wrapped Marans (one had pipped down at the wrong end - THANK YOU SO MUCH @gimmie birdies I have learned to check for air both sides of the egg now ... something I completely missed before lockdown. So out of my BL/BL I got a Blue, a Black and a splash chick - go figure!!! Two of the Marans has completely wonky legs so got wrapped legs this morning and they're already doing SO much better ... only time will tell if these ones will make it long term - literally the little black Marans was laying on it's side for about 15 hours moving only it's little head and it's eyes were all completely grey like it was dead. I jacked up the humidity and prayed ..... so happy he/she is up and doing it's little chicken thang'!!!

So here are some chick pics!!! Soooooooo good to catch up on everyone's news. @Scott - tell me when is a good time to get eggs and I will pop them in the post ....

Soooooooo everything is now alright in the world because here's a picture of an 24hr old OE chick ........ I just LOVE chicks in tea cups

So here are the bunch that have just been moved to the brooder ... the little lavender looking chickie is my only BLUE Marans color chick

And here is ICU with two rescued Marans and one rescued OE - the big yellow one is the OE the other two (with bandaged legs you can't see) are the Marans

Happy hatching to everyone out there .... I will defo be joining the feb hatching joy

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had a chick in backyard poultry that was in a tea cup a couple of years ago, did you see that?

 

[picanins]

I had a chick in backyard poultry that was in a tea cup a couple of years ago, did you see that?

Nooooo - you have to post a pic of it