JUNE 1st Hatch: Were locked and hatching!!!!!!!!!!

[Fuffy]

Well done, poularde!!!

Hope tey ALL hatch into gorgeous chickies lieks kathyinmo's!

Kathy: I need some of those!!!
Going to candle right now

 

[msheets]

I've been wanting to join a hatch group, my last (& 1st) hatch was set 2 weeks before I found this awesome site so it was a little too late. Only thing is my eggs are due to hatch June 16th, not the 1st

Maybe you guys will have some late, well very late, bloomers lol! I'm setting just about everything, in seperate incubators of course. 12 Melanistic pheasants. 12 Guineas (all colors). 3+ Royal Palm/Bourbon Red turkeys. 15+ Harlequin, Blue Swedish, Cayuga, Buff, Magpie, Khaki Cambell ducks. Chickens: 9 Polish, 48+ Golden Lakenvelder, Cuckoo Marans, Silkie, Barnevelder, Buckeye, Dominique, Jersey Giant, Easter Eggers, Barred Rock, Houdan, Buttercup, Welsummer, Serama, Cochin, Frizzle, BluLcdRedWyndot, French Wheaten Muran, Blue Splash Andalusion, Buff Orpington, Black Sex Link...whew!

 

[kathyinmo]

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Come and get some, I have plenty!

 

[kathyinmo]

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That is 27 days away. It only takes 21 days for chickens. Have you not set them yet?

Mine are due May 28, June 4, June 5, June 10.

 

[Fuffy]

OK ! I did it!

I think I have 3 buffys and 4 legbars developing.

See what you think:

This is an unfertilized egg from my legbar cross

This is one of the byffys - Pic didn't come out, but there was definately something there

This is one of the legbars

I was expecting to see a roadmap of veins and arteries. Is that just because my candler isn't strong enough?
Have put all the eggs back under, and will have another look in a few days to see if I think I agree with myself

 

[hoppy]

I have light sussex eggs due to hatch on june 3rd (8 eggs but some look porous

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I got them in the crazy egg chain here. wish me luck.

 

[hoppy]

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that's alot for a 1st hatch

 

[sgtmck1]

Ok so I didnt wait till sat like I said. But It is looking good saw something in all but one peacock egg and one chicken egg. Then my daughter droped one egg on another and broke them both ( chicken eggs) so I am down Two already. msheets mine arent going to hatch untill the 5th on the chickens and the 12th on the Peacocks.

 

[k2chickens]

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Wanna hear from me?

You know me .... I'm a hatchin' fool !

My Sportsman is full and I have eggs coming tomorrow. I am gonna have to put them in the HovaBators until it is time for lockdown on the first lot. Then I can switch them out. I use the HovaBators as hatchers. I am not keeping many from these hatches. Most of these will be sold (if I can bear to part with them

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Here is my hatch from yesterday .... I have 3 broodies, all due this week. I took 6 chicks (3 from broody #1 and 3 from #2) and put them all with #1. Then, I put all the unhatched eggs with broody #2 to finish out. #3 hasn't started yet (maybe tomorrow) ... The chicks are all Delawares. This broody is a Black Cochin first time mama.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50076_2broodies_and_chicks_001.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50076_2broodies_and_chicks_003.jpg

It's been a while Kathy, good to have you back. Gosh i can't WAIT untill i get a girl to go broody on me. That will be so cool. I just picked up an old Sears Farm Master incubator from an antique store last week kathy.....holds 600 egg's! HA.... beat THAT! lol i forgot how many your sportsman holds. I think my bator was made in the early 60's, but im not 100% on that. Here is a pic or two for ya....

Best $50 bucks i ever spent!

 

[k2chickens]

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all i gotta say is......WOW lol.

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Great pics fuffy! I'm not so sure they are fertile tho...then again maybe you just have a week candle light. Tip: To look for the easiest veins to see always candle from the large end where the air cell should be. The light illuminates the air pocket and them starts to penetrate the solid mass....but the first few centimeters are almost as lit up as the air cell should be...and right their is the bet place to spot veins

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Added! lol what crazy egg chain are you speaking of friend?