March 2018 Hatch-a-long

[toomanyjewels]

Congrats on the chicks ChickenMath101

 

[Chris240]

Day 20. 3 pips and a peep when I got up this morning. I guess I don't have one more day to finish my brooder.

 

[ChickenMath101]

Day 20. 3 pips and a peep when I got up this morning. I guess I don't have one more day to finish my brooder.

Yay!!!
LOL, that’s what I said!! Crazy midnight scramble to get it together. Good Luck with the hatch!

 

[Chris240]

Pip to zip in about 3 hours. Pun names might be fun, so here is chick number Juan and hopefully soon to be siblings.

 

[Chris240]

Chick number two is out and about. . My younger son is Liam Alexander, I'm thinking about Layem or Aleggsanders for this one.

 

[gimmie birdies]

cute,

I just got a SFH rooster on Mon. We just ate Fri. eggs and they are fertile.

 

[Chris240]

cute,

I just got a SFH rooster on Mon. We just ate Fri. eggs and they are fertile.

Had to read that a couple of times. First time, I thought you got a rooster on Monday and ate him on Friday.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Speed reader?

 

[ChickenMath101]

Day 21 has arrived! Total hatch so far:
I set 29 eggs. Five were either infertile or damaged-it was quite cold and several eggs froze solid. Two early quitters. Put 22 eggs in lockdown.
2/2 Orpington/Marans crosses hatched-they are the one of cutest things I’ve ever seen. A gorgeous orangey-red down.
We have 9/10 Olive Eggers. The remaining egg appears to be deceased.
9/10 Marans have hatched. One was in poor condition and unable to stand upright, kept flipping on its back. Poor thing. So I ended up culling this morning. One Marans egg remaining. It’s still practice breathing in there but hasn’t internally pipped. I came home from the store and humidity had dropped over the last couple of hours from 68% down to 29%. GAH!!! I threw open the door, grabbed the water tray and filled with hot water-also added a third sponge for good measure. Room humidity is 19% so it was steadily dropping but hadn’t completely dried out. UGH. I can’t see into the humidity tray for the Sportsman, it’s opaque white, so I’m left wondering how much water is in there. Clearly, not enough!
Anyway, 20/22 so far, I’m rooting for 23!!
Photo is my Orp-Marans baby.

 

[Chris240]

Chick number 3 is out

Somehow, chick number four is making progress with it's egg toe?

I think I may have to assist after dinner