Kiki's Horse Eggs 2 HAVE HATCHED!! 1 left to hatch

[Redhead Rae]

The storm that just came through....my power just went out for a whole minute. I about had a heart attack.

I keep TheraCare hot packs around for just this reason. Any time the power goes out for more than 15 min I open them up and lay them on top of a towel over the eggs.

 

[Kiki]

So, are we taking guesses on what they'll be, yet? Fillies or colts, right?
This is so exciting. It's a good day for hatching! My first Nankin hen just hatched her first clutch - three, so far, and hopefully and hopefully not done, yet. I wish I could watch them hatch, but incubators just don't seem to work well for Nankins. I'm glad I get to follow along with yours! Thanks for being so awesome about keeping us all posted!

I added a poll!

 

[Kiki]

I keep TheraCare hot packs around for just this reason. Any time the power goes out for more than 15 min I open them up and lay them on top of a towel over the eggs.

I got nervous for a second.
Now that I calmed down I am not so worried about losing power anymore/again.

I can take the bator outside if needed. It's probably closer to 100 degrees outside than it is in my house.

 

[Amer]

I added a poll!

 

[Tesumph]

I don’t think you’re getting much done in the next 24 hours.

 

[MROO]

CONGRATS on your three so far.
How many total do you have?

We have three one-year-old hens, including Pepper, the broody mama with chicks. We have one chick inside, who is the sole survivor of a clutch that was abandoned after about a week of setting. We took the "orphaned" eggs to my Bio-teacher sister, who incubated them for the last two weeks. We saved one out of seven (Nankins don't 'bator well!) We call that baby "Evie," because she was the first and only, and because we desperately hope she's a "she." She's about a week old.

Then we have "The Boys." Out of our first straight-run batch of chicks, of course the boys won, 6-4. We lost one to a hawk (of course it was a pullet, right?) So that left us with six one-year-old roosters, three hens and four (and hopefully counting) peeps.

You don't know anyone interested in a friendly young Nankin roo, do you? We have four that really need new homes. None are perfect, but all are close. I refuse to cull any because they all have sound backgrounds and the genetic pool is too small to lose even one bird! If it helps any, they're all so friendly that they'll wear a leash to go visiting classrooms. How's that for cool?!

(Maryland)

 

[Kiki]

I don’t think you’re getting much done in the next 24 hours.
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I'm currently cleaning this bathroom, the one the bator is in...that hasn't been used in forever!
I'm detailing the baseboards!
WOOT!

 

[Kiki]

We have three one-year-old hens, including Pepper, the broody mama with chicks. We have one chick inside, who is the sole survivor of a clutch that was abandoned after about a week of setting. We took the "orphaned" eggs to my Bio-teacher sister, who incubated them for the last two weeks. We saved one out of seven (Nankins don't 'bator well!) We call that baby "Evie," because she was the first and only, and because we desperately hope she's a "she." She's about a week old.

Then we have "The Boys." Out of our first straight-run batch of chicks, of course the boys won, 6-4. We lost one to a hawk (of course it was a pullet, right?) So that left us with six one-year-old roosters, three hens and four (and hopefully counting) peeps.

You don't know anyone interested in a friendly young Nankin roo, do you? We have four that really need new homes. None are perfect, but all are close. I refuse to cull any because they all have sound backgrounds and the genetic pool is too small to lose even one bird! If it helps any, they're all so friendly that they'll wear a leash to go visiting classrooms. How's that for cool?!

(Maryland)

I don't even know what a Nankin is!

 

[Kiki]

We have three one-year-old hens, including Pepper, the broody mama with chicks. We have one chick inside, who is the sole survivor of a clutch that was abandoned after about a week of setting. We took the "orphaned" eggs to my Bio-teacher sister, who incubated them for the last two weeks. We saved one out of seven (Nankins don't 'bator well!) We call that baby "Evie," because she was the first and only, and because we desperately hope she's a "she." She's about a week old.

Then we have "The Boys." Out of our first straight-run batch of chicks, of course the boys won, 6-4. We lost one to a hawk (of course it was a pullet, right?) So that left us with six one-year-old roosters, three hens and four (and hopefully counting) peeps.

You don't know anyone interested in a friendly young Nankin roo, do you? We have four that really need new homes. None are perfect, but all are close. I refuse to cull any because they all have sound backgrounds and the genetic pool is too small to lose even one bird! If it helps any, they're all so friendly that they'll wear a leash to go visiting classrooms. How's that for cool?!
(Maryland)

How many eggs left under the broody that still need to hatch?

 

[Kiki]