June Hatch-A-Long

[mrchicks]

I just looked again. He/she only has one toe on that foot which is why it looks like a ball. That's the joint with one toe on backwards and upside down. Serious deformity. Wonder why that would happen? I don't have the heart to kill it. Maybe it can live like that?

Poor little chick. Can it get around? If so, I personally would give it a chance.

 

[Joplus]

Poor little chick.  Can it get around?  If so, I personally would give it a chance.

It can't get around yet but its sleepy still. Maybe it'll learn to hobble on it. How's your hatch? Anything yet?

 

[mrchicks]

Hopefully it will start toddling around soon. I have my fingers crossed.

I'm at work, so they are probably hatching as fast as popcorn while I'm gone. I keep staring at the clock.

 

[Cynthia12]

Aww. that baby may do well, you just never know until you try. They are just so precious when they hatch aren't they?

 

[TiffanyKim]

Kind of late joining in but im soo excited!! lol have 6 eggs that are doing good so far they are due to hatch on tuesday the 24th and are already wiggling in their shells! kind of thinking i should move them to lockdown a day early in case they start pipping early... anyone think it would be bad to do this?? should i just sit on my hands lol we hatched duck eggs in this incubator before this batch and they pipped a day early...why im kind of worried these might too...

 

[Veer67]

I'm on day 20 with my eggs! I can't believe I've made this far. I haven't seen any pips or movement, I hope it happens soon.

 

[jlynnp]

I just put 12 Quail eggs in lockdown. These are some of the first eggs my Quail laid so I do not know if they were even fertile and they were to hard to candle (not my strong point). I will put 16 Lavender Orrpington eggs in lockdown on Sunday.

 

[minnehaha]

I just put 12 Quail eggs in lockdown. These are some of the first eggs my Quail laid so I do not know if they were even fertile and they were to hard to candle (not my strong point). I will put 16 Lavender Orrpington eggs in lockdown on Sunday.

I just put my Lavender orps and black orps in lockdown today. I am trying hard not to get excited because I have only hatched one chick!

How well were you able to candle your eggs? The Lavenders were hard, but not nearly as hard as the blacks, their eggs are so dark.

Good luck with your hatch. I sure do love the shape of the Orpingtons! Such fluffy round bottoms are they!

 

[mrchicks]

Hatch day is so darn stressful. I have two external pips and 3 internals so far. Only one is a shipped egg. The others are my mutts. And of course I keep sitting in front of the incubator cheering them on.

 

[Joplus]

Oh wow at least something's going on.