March 2017! Hatch with us!

[Mylied]

Do you think this poor turkey has any chance? It's day 16 and the membranes just seem to be slipping lower. It's alive still and moving around. It's not because of humidity, this one just has had a jiggly air cell.

 

[dan26552]

 

[Cerise1924]

Do you think this poor turkey has any chance? It's day 16 and the membranes just seem to be slipping lower. It's alive still and moving around. It's not because of humidity, this one just has had a jiggly air cell.

 

[WVduckchick]

Do you think this poor turkey has any chance? It's day 16 and the membranes just seem to be slipping lower. It's alive still and moving around. It's not because of humidity, this one just has had a jiggly air cell.

Wow, it seems like it should look further along than that, but my duck eggs are around day 15 and some look similarly light, so as long as there is movement and blood vessels, there's a chance!

 

[Mylied]

Well thanks for believing in it. :-D If it can make it to the end, I can help it.

Wow, it seems like it should look further along than that, but my duck eggs are around day 15 and some look similarly light, so as long as there is movement and blood vessels, there's a chance!

It looks just as far along as the others when you see it in person. The bright white is all where the membrane has come off the sides. The poult is still a decent size inside of there. The veins all look normal too.

 

[Mylied]

I went out to feed my animals and it looks like the two, two month old silkie & showgirl I'm holding for someone have decided to adopt my broody silkie as their mom. They are snuggled right up to her and she's not making any angry sounds. It was too cute. I wish I had my camera on me when I went out.

 

[Jessimom]

Grrrrr, I have 2 acres, but I'm surrounded by 12 properties that touch mine. I have 3 streets that those houses sit on. One of the properties is down a VERY Steep slope. The chainlink fence is VERY old and is starting to tilt. We have to replace it, but there are too many other things that need to be done first. It's not a problem for any of the houses except that 1. I would describe that house as mild to moderate hoarders. They do nothing in small quantities. They have 10 or so little ankle biter dogs. Minature border collies I think. They keep digging holes under the fence and harassing my chickens. I have 15 or so birds that wander the yard, plus I have my babies up by the house, in a small coop. Fortunately the babies are pretty secure in there, but 2 of the dogs were doing their best to get at them. When I walked outside, I tried to grab them. One ran back into it's yard, the other ran toward the front of my house.

My tenant has a large goofy (I think part great dane) dog that is super friendly. We turned him loose and he chased the dog over to me . I grabbed it, but as I went back to their yard, where one of the teens came out to see what the racket was about, it saw the other 9 dogs and went nuts in my arms. I had a hard time keeping it from biting me. Well, cuz it was freaking out, 3 more dogs came through. The teen took the one I was holding. Called the dogs back. 1 listened. 2 didn't I had to chase those suckers back to the hole, and I"ve done my best to block it off.

I've checked the whole yard. I don't see any signs of feathers. So, I think they JUST went after the babies, and left my escapees alone. This is the 3rd time their dogs have gotten in my yard. I think it's just a matter of time before those dogs kill something. If they do, I will catch them and bring em to the pound. I won't hand them back over.

The scary part, the teen told me they just had a litter of 12 puppies that are 4 weeks old. I sure hope they plan on selling them.

 

[MontainBourbons]

2 eggs just went from pip to out in 3 hours. Only one other pip right now but it is day 20. 67 eggs, I hope this is a good sign.

 

[melnjerm]

Well heck, I'm late to join the party! I currently have 7 LF calico Polish in lockdown with 3 pips so far! I also have 12 CCL's and 6 BBCM's, that I picked up, due to hatch on the 25th. Fingers crossed!

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Well at lockdown this morning I removed the turner and the upper section of my 96 egg incubator now that I schrunk it down both thermometers are giving the same reading as well as both humiditys it's crazy I had a difference of 5 degrees on the temp ( always tried to keep it at the independent temp ) and also with the humidity monitored it and measured the difference but now it's synced!! So I was cooking my last batch a little hot and thevhumidity was low now I've got this Chinese junk figured out I might have a good Easter hatch!!