June Hatch a Long

[Shellz]

How's it going Sonia?
Go big or go home, eh Alibabe? That's amazing! Such a fun project! Wish my husband could understand my plexiglass complex. Lol!

Ok, I've got 7 active chicks, 1 alive in the shell that's exposed down the length of it, almost out. 1 is zippering. A bunch of pips left & a few no signs. Looks like things are going well, despite plucking the dead one out. Phew!

 

[Sonia]

22 eggs went to lockdown...woke to twenty fuzzy jumping beans. Considering I only ordered 20 ill say that my first hatch was wildly successful!

 

[1stTimeChikMama]

WOW!!!! A HUGE congrats to everyone! What wonderful news to read! My official count for my hatch was 23 chicks out of 28 eggs. Four of the last five were formed but never internally pipped and 1 of the five looked like it stopped growing around day 15 or so. All 7 of my lavender ameraucana eggs hatched! So with those I had 100% success

I am beyond happy with my first eggs hatched from my own chickens. And I just loaded up the bator this morning again! I set 16 lavender ameraucana eggs and 26 others mixes!!!! I'm only keeping my lavenders from this hatch and giving the rest to my veterinarian/friend. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the next batch but I think it's time to start building again!!!

I will take some pictures today too

 

[Sonia]

I placed a regular sized bic lighter in for scale

 

[1stTimeChikMama]

I placed a regular sized bic lighter in for scale

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOOOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those are the tiniest and cutest little things EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[misschickenlittle]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOOOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Those are the tiniest and cutest little things EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I totally diyto that!!! Soooooo tiny!!!! Are they real???

 

[Sonia]

Yes they are real lol. They are chinese blue breasted (aka button) quail.

 

[misschickenlittle]

That's what I should have said... Gee they look like buttons!!!

 

[lizm1221]

went out this morning and found this!!!!!


I didn't dig too deep but the one right on the edge next to the baby is almost ready to pop out too!

 

[Shellz]

Awesome news & great pics! Love the broody with baby pic! And those quail, OMG! Too cute!
Looks like I may be joining the July hatch folks. When I pick up my ducks later today, I'll also be getting some hatching eggs for my broody. Yay!

Can I get some advice, please? How to keep other hens from booting the broody off her nest every day! Argh! So frustrating! Also, if you had to choose, which breed of chicken & why from this list I get to choose from: 1) Barnevelders. 2) Anconas. 3) Blue laced red Wyandottes.