July 2021 Hatch-A-Long

[gimmie birdies]

I have my 10 eggs, That are due on the 27th, I just candled, all fertile-

I also looked in on my chicks I hatched at the end last month, I thought I had 7, I just counted there are 8.

 

[Hannahdoesntexist]

Day 18 for me with my accidental silkie/polish/aracuna egg under a broody and starting to see movement in the air cell I didn't even think it would make it past a week due to it being winter here but it's been growing nicely and surprising me everyday. Hopefully will see the weird little chick in the next couple days

 

[mcdze]

there be chickies in the incubator ! ! ! ... these are some 'replacements' for 4 birds i lost to a feral cat over several weeks a bit back .. the cat has since been terminated .. but mom is a barred rock on this one and dad is a leghorn bantam mutt mix of some kind .. so exciting when they bust out chirping heheh

 

[Chookwagn]

27 Leghorn and banty cochin eggs into lockdown last night

 

[SilverLacedFarmChik]

15 out of 20 eggs made it to lockdown yesterday. 13 CL and 2 'other', lol. One is Barred Rock, the other one is either red sexlink or from a black sexlink. I would say Australorp maybe, but all of my Australorp girls dislike my cockerel for some reason. Every time I see him trying to talk those girls into a little something, they look at him like he's an idiot and chase him off So we will see what pops out!

 

[Nnyuu]

I did a final candle and one egg was definitely a dud so I got rid of it. Broody is now sitting on 3 eggs that are coming along nicely. I'm starting to get anxious. 5 days left (if no one hatches early) and hoping our girl is going to be a good momma. I think I've read too many sad posts on here about broody hens killing their own chicks and now I'm a bit scared that I'm going to go out there and find a dead chick one of these mornings. I think she's getting annoyed at how often I'm checking on her

 

[Hannahdoesntexist]

Got the first pip today

 

[PoultryCQ]

I set some quail eggs a while ago. They will be entering lockdown on my birthday actually...

 

[Hannahdoesntexist]

So many little peeps
It’s feathers are looking very dark so far. My guesses when it was in the egg that it would have black or grey feathers since it looked super dark. The little one is still working it’s way out but hearing it’s mother cluck back is so cute I’m dying

 

[Hannahdoesntexist]

So apparently this is what a silkie cross araucana/polish mix looks like as a chick lol