March 2017! Hatch with us!

[Hillaire]

oh by the way they are all cochin barn yard mixes and I have 1 silkie hen and 1 serama hen in the mix so should be interesting

 

[orrpeople]

oh by the way they are all cochin barn yard mixes and I have 1 silkie hen and 1 serama hen in the mix so should be interesting

You will have so much fun as each one hatches with such a cool variety! I did a couple of hatches with black sex links who ended up being predominately male, "Oh look. It's another black chick with a white head spot..." Not much variety!

 

[lilwildrabbit]

You will have so much fun as each one hatches with such a cool variety! I did a couple of hatches with black sex links who ended up being predominately male, "Oh look. It's another black chick with a white head spot..." Not much variety!

My first hatch I had some sexlinks I got 5 dots and two no dots lol so I have 5 getting the freezer vacation when they old enough

 

[Hillaire]

You will have so much fun as each one hatches with such a cool variety! I did a couple of hatches with black sex links who ended up being predominately male, "Oh look. It's another black chick with a white head spot..." Not much variety!

hahaha yeah I'm hoping more than just my barred cochin boy got to the hens I have a partridge cochin roo that I hope got in the mix as well

 

[orrpeople]

My first hatch I had some sexlinks I got 5 dots and two no dots lol so I have 5 getting the freezer vacation when they old enough

I learned something this weekend about my prospective freezer boys: Once they hit sexual maturity, if they are nice and you advertise them on CL as "respectful" for $10, (a little more than it costs to get them to that age) it's amazing how many people want to buy them! If they're naughty, then they definitely need to be food.

 

[WVduckchick]

today is day 21 for my hatch started with 30 down to 22 4 not fertile and 4 stopped developing early on. I heard cheeping and saw quite a few pipping before I left for work can't wait to see what I come home to

Hatch days should be automatic vacation days. Good luck!

You will have so much fun as each one hatches with such a cool variety! I did a couple of hatches with black sex links who ended up being predominately male, "Oh look. It's another black chick with a white head spot..." Not much variety!

I think that's one thing I love about my Seramas, never know what color you'll get.

And what IS IT with the excessive numbers of males??? At least we aren't alone. Seems everywhere, larger percentages of males are hatching!

 

[WVduckchick]

Ok, I have to throw a few adorable call duckling pics on here...









"Hey, dude... my eyes are up here!"

 

[generaldsherman]

I have one unhatvhed egg left in the incubator. It is a little over a over due. The last hatchling was 20 hours ago. We have candled. It looks right, but no movement. I tapped, no sounds.

I just floated. It floated right, but no movement. How long do you leave it in the incubator? How long before it explodes? I'd hate to throw it away if it was viable, but my instinct tells me it is not.
Help! This is my first hatch. We have been very lucky with 14/18 chicks (2 never developed). I don't know what to do with our last egg.

Leave it for another day before tossing.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Leave it for another day before tossing.

I agree had 2 from 11 take a couple days more thought I got 8 but two more piped out 4 days after the first one

 

[orrpeople]

Ok, I have to throw a few adorable call duckling pics on here...

I thought of you and your incredibly cute babies this morning when I was out for my run and saw an adorable pair of mallards. I stopped and chatted with them for a minute or two and they chatted back a bit before we both moved on!