July 2021 Hatch-A-Long

[wolfwalker]

Lockdown. Tonight I locked down the 5 of 8 eggs left that are still looking viable.

I do think this will be my last hatch until September as it is just too hot here right now. It's hot enough I would have to air condition instead of heat the eggs to keep them at a viable temperature.

 

[Hannahdoesntexist]

I accidentally created a chick because I forgot to remove a fertilised egg from my broody hen oops but little nugget here is growing well. Looking more like a dinosaur every day. I’m not ready to be a chicken grandma after raising chickens from 1 day old lol. Here’s a video of day 10? Not 100% sure how far along. The parents are a silkie and a polish/araucana cross. https://youtube.com/shorts/hRe-A-komtI?feature=share

 

[Erba]

18 eggs went in yesterday in the second incubator + now just 10 eggs left in the first, makes 28 in total. Hatching just four days apart. Gosh it's great to be able to collect so many eggs, for once.

 

[Geckolady]

Just put the eggs in the incubator into lockdown. It looks like 4 good ones and 1 maybe. Fingers crossed!

 

[svh]

One of my eggs disappeared ! Down to 12 ..... There was a terrible smell coming from the nest box, so I cleaned it out to find a wet spot on the bottom. Unsure where the moist spot came from.

Could she (or someone else) have eaten the egg, shell and all ??? Not even a scrap of shell left. Hopefully it's not a snake.

The nest box is on the ground, and the rest of the flock have access to it, and occasionally deposit their own eggs, which are removed daily.

Tarasita is very broody, almost unwilling to leave the nest. She is as big as a basketball !!! I have to drag her out every morning to grab a bite and a drink. I was glad to see she took a dust bath yesterday.

Plan to candle in a couple of days.

 

[Tonyroo]

Today all but 1 egg hatched, 7/8. I candled the last egg, it didn't fully form into a chick.

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So I disinfected the incubator and now started the Deathlayer eggs. I have 12 to start and these are shipped eggs from Gff. I'll update here on the condition of the eggs on day 5.

Update on deathlayer eggs on day 3:
12 eggs total
9 fertile scrambled eggs
1 detached air cell unfertile
1 looks OK but might not make it full term
1 looks very good
I placed 2 of my own eggs in since it will be by itself when it hatches.

 

[5 Points Wingfeather]

Can someone tell me what I’m looking at in this egg? This is day 12

 

[5 Points Wingfeather]

Well, I can’t get my picture to load for some reason

 

[BullChick]

One of my eggs disappeared ! Down to 12 ..... There was a terrible smell coming from the nest box, so I cleaned it out to find a wet spot on the bottom. Unsure where the moist spot came from.

Could she (or someone else) have eaten the egg, shell and all ??? Not even a scrap of shell left. Hopefully it's not a snake.

The nest box is on the ground, and the rest of the flock have access to it, and occasionally deposit their own eggs, which are removed daily.

Tarasita is very broody, almost unwilling to leave the nest. She is as big as a basketball !!! I have to drag her out every morning to grab a bite and a drink. I was glad to see she took a dust bath yesterday.

Plan to candle in a couple of days.

Infertile or quitters get eaten or pushed out of the nest. It’s nature. Is there a reason you are forcing your chicken to eat and drink on your schedule? It’s not unheard of for a bird to never be seen out, but that’s because we aren’t watching 24/7, and as predators, even a trusting hen might want to wait until we’re away.

 

[5 Points Wingfeather]

Day 12. What am I looking at?