March Hatch A Long... anyone with me??

[SundownWaterfowl]

Tommorrow is day 18. Got the incubator set up to move them over.

The first hatch of the year always seems to take the longest.

 

[Colie <3]

My first set ever is on day 13, seems like it's taking a lifetime!

Can't wait for sweet silkie babies!

 

[kfchickenlady]

Colie <3 :

My first set ever is on day 13, seems like it's taking a lifetime!

Can't wait for sweet silkie babies!

cant wait to see pics from your hatch

 

[just2rosey]

Well, I am nine days into the latest set, which are due to to hatch March 31st, and it looks like 5 of 7 are doing well.

This is my first time incubating in an egg carton, but since these are shipped eggs and nearly all the air cells were damaged, I've got nothing to lose. I am setting another dozen tomorrow afternoon (local pickup- not shipped), they should hatch April 10th. My week old chicks are doing great, I am amazed everyday how substantial they feel.

These are LF Ameraucana chicks, and they have nice heavy bodies already. I can't wait to see how they will mature and whether they are roos' or pullets. Anyone hatching today? How's it going?

 

[FireTigeris]

Oh- yeah pictures-

 

[Colie <3]

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Cute! What are they doing in the sink?

 

[Delmar]

Colie <3 :

Cute! What are they doing in the sink?

Pretending to be ducks?

 

[sandracollins]

6 cuckoo silkie eggs on day 20 under my broody ,I candled them tonight 5 had movement and a huge air sac but the other one had a much smaller air sac but still loads of veins ,has this one quit or is it just slower than the rest

 

[latebloomer]

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there is nothing wrong with a latebloomer

 

[chickee]

My 15 shipped EE eggs + 2 BLRW from my own birds, hatched yesterday for a 100% hatch!! These EE eggs traveled all the way from Georgia to California! I also have 26 Shipped, true Ameraucana eggs in W/BW and Buff due March 31st. These eggs haven't done as well with only 8 of the original 16 from one breeder still growing and 17 of the original 20 eggs growing from the other breeder. I think the health of the parent birds has a lot to do with how well the eggs develop. Half of these eggs had huge ruptured air cells and still hatched with ease and the babies were very alert and vigorous after hatching!
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