Mahonri's 2nd Annual NYDHatch, watching them grow...

[BerrytangleFarm]

Quote:
Count me out. I helped this one at about 11:30 last night. There are LOTS of new pips on others' eggs, though. I keep reading about new pips! I'll bet we're not done for at least two days.

 

[dsqard]

Quote:
We have until the 5th right? I don't care if it takes to the 6th if that last egg is still alive.

BTW your suggestion of upping the temps seemed to finally get the lav orps in gear. Thank you so much for the advice!

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

Quote:
Hmmmmm...turn of the light?? She DOES seem to like being in the dark. Maybe that's part of the problem?? Interesting!

 

[kathyinmo]

Quote:

That was me!

I put a feather duster in and my 4-year-old donated a stuffed animal. I'll try to find a mirror, but we just don't want more chicks right now. We're hoping to hatch some more, but my husband is starting to get antsy when I talk about hatching more eggs. He looks at his stellar 8-10 capacity chicken coop (believe me, it's stellar! Pics when he's done -- this man has put WORK in to this thing!) and back at how many eggs I plan on setting next time and back at how many chickens we have (6 8-week-olds, but the neighbors are supposed to take 2 or 3 of them!), and gets a really worried look on his face.

This little one really, though, only calms when she's held balled up inside two cupped hands -- mine, preferably. JUST like my two kids wanted to be swaddled for about a month, and the way this chick was FOLDED into that little egg (I suspect it was a pullet egg), I can imagine she likes being folded up!

Suppose you could carry her around in your pocket or your bra.

Speckledhen had a "pocket pooper," chick, that her husband carried around in his flannel shirt pocket!

 

[thebirdguy]

When did Mahonri become "His Royal Rooliness"? did I miss the coronation??

 

[Mahonri]

Quote:
I did it for poops and giggles.

looks like it worked....

 

[kathyinmo]

Quote:
I did it for poops and giggles.

looks like it worked....

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

Quote:
One hatched this morning before 7am.... And I still have 1 more atleast, in the bator, still alive and peeping. It has not pipped yet!! Maybe tomorrow..

This is the first hatch that has ever gone over 21 days for me.. So frustrating...

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

Mahonri Count me out of the diehards as well I still have 2 in the incubator but havent heard a peep all day just waiting for the grandkids to go to bed to candle. DOnt hold out much hope. Still had a fairly good hatch Set 23 lost 1 fully formed in the shell after pipping and hatched a total of 18 Not bad for eggs that I thought we long dead. Cant wait for the easter hatchalong Micki

 

[HeatherB]

Quote:
All gorgeous, but I love the color pattern on that one! And the poor little thing llooks like he fell asleep standing up..

Hatching is such hard work!