June hatch-a-long!

[whippoorwill0328]

We have a baby! And one that is zipping

 

[MadChickenMama]

So the little chickie is still the only one. I felt so bad leaving it in the incubator I remember some people would give them a stuffed animal or feather duster. I don't have a stuffed animal I'd be okay putting in the brooder with it and don't have a feather duster so I looked up videos on how to make towel animals!

Made a big duck lol then scooped some of the shavings away and put the duck in the brooder so there is like a little cave. The chickie really loves it!

 

[KittyCat13]

So the little chickie is still the only one. I felt so bad leaving it in the incubator I remember some people would give them a stuffed animal or feather duster. I don't have a stuffed animal I'd be okay putting in the brooder with it and don't have a feather duster so I looked up videos on how to make towel animals!

Made a big duck lol then scooped some of the shavings away and put the duck in the brooder so there is like a little cave. The chickie really loves it!

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That's adorable!

 

[MadChickenMama]

Two eggs rocking and at least one of them has an internal pip!! Heard a little cheep coming from the incubator!! Maybe by morning the lone chick will have a friend!

 

[MadChickenMama]

Found the one that pipped internally before I went to bed because they then made the tiniest external pip. Got up a little bit ago and checked on it to see not much progress. I tapped on the incubator and saw movement through the hole so I let it be. Will wait more and keep an eye on it.

This is the tiny external pip last night. Happened sometime between 11pm and 1am.

Not a lot of progress, but it's still early. It's my only egg with DK on it left. The other one was a bullet shaped egg that stopped growing around day 7.

 

[chicken4prez]

The hens and roos have been locked inside the coop for about 3 days and when I went to collect the eggs for the first time since they were in the coop and I noticed a broody sitting on a ton of eggs! And here we thought I was only going to hatch SSHxEE and d'Uccle eggs.... it never works that way with chicken people, though!

I candled the eggs and only two had veins so I put them back under her.

 

[aliciaplus3]

One of the eggs under my broody biel was piped last night.... I have not been out yet this morn

 

[MadChickenMama]

So excited for everyone!!!!

I believe #8 has finally begun to zip. Its been working really hard all morning and only a minute ago made a bigger hole.

#11 has pipped externally. Happened about 30 minutes ago.

#3 pipped externally either after 2am or after 6am or possibly after 8:30am. I didn't notice in until after 8:30am and because it's just a line, not a hole I might have missed it before bed and when I checked on them after 6am.

Rocking coming from #13, #15, #10, and a tiny bit from #14.

#s 9, 17, 19, 12, 1, and 4 have no movement.

For some reason I am slightly worried for 17 and 19. I don't think it's because they're my smallest eggs, but something just doesn't sit right with me about them. They're white shells so I can use my phone light on the outside of the incubator and can see they've both filled the egg and they have big air sacs. #19's air sac goes halfway up one side of the egg.

My gut has been right about a lot of things during the incubation and with the broody hen so I feel like my worry may not just be first time hatching mama worry.

Edit to add picture of #19. Tried to get #17 but the flashlight wasn't strong enough. I used some filters to better see the air sac. But the contrast between where the air sac is and the chick is very obvious to my eyes. Very dark.

 

[aliciaplus3]

One of the eggs under my broody biel was piped last night.... I have not been out yet this morn

I know better than to get excited.... I went out this morn and no chick no shell. Sigh the only thing I can figure is she ate it. Grrrr I took the last 2 eggs away don't see any movement but I plan on checking tonight in the dark to be sure.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Up to 16 chicks in the incubator and 4 under a broody. Yes I opened the bator to clean up eggshells and add more water.