MARCH HATCH-A-LONG come join in

[Jen4]

I was gettin ready to get in bed to read when I thought I hear a chirp chirp, so I put my ear to the bator (its in my bedroom) and yep I hear it again and again, husband also came in to hear it.... then I got to looking threw the window with my flashlight, I GOT A PIP in one egg and I saw my 1 lil bantam egg wiggle (its alive

) and there looks to be the start of a pip in it

Now I dont wanna go to bed, dang it! I might have a chickie or 2 by morning, I just went on lockdown last night.... Hatch day is Friday, so these 2 are just alittle early. I'm so excited.... I dont care how many hatches you do, everyone of them are exciting

course my husband thinks I'm nuts!

 

[chickpip]

Lockdown started today!! EEK...! SOOOO excited. Gonna be a LONG 3 days! Who else's are due this Sat the 27th?

 

[chickpip]

Ours are due to hatch on the 27th of march.. what kind are you hatching? Ours are Americauna crosses ;-) should be interesting!!

 

[chickenmeadow]

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They are all so adorable, the spitzhauben is super cute. Have fun with your chickies!

 

[chickenmeadow]

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Go pip & rocker! I've never seen the eggs rocking, hope to see that someday; maybe the egg cartons keep most movement down. Happy hatching on the rest of the eggs!

 

[chickenmeadow]

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They are waiting for you to go to bed! That's what mine usually do. Happy hatching!

 

[chickenmeadow]

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Yes, that is exciting! We'll all be looking for your report.

 

[chickenmeadow]

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Silkies are so good. That's going to be hard to keep up with, I'm sure the broody hens will have it all under control. A friend emailed me a pic of her 5 Silkies who kept piling on top of each other in one nest box, in hopes of setting the same eggs.

I've got my question answered on "how do you "jump start" a broody hen". You go out & buy a mature Silkie; keep checking to see if she is setting anything yet (just got her yesterday by the way); then look in some other nest boxes to find that same silly Ameraucana/Faverolles in a nest box again (what ever is wrong with her!). Hey, she's gone broody, go figure. I've got a broody afterall!

 

[monicas]

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you're at my favorite breathless excitement, I don't want to sleep before I see what the stork brings me part of this hobby. Good luck!

 

[Jen4]

My Morning Report...
No chickies yet... I would wake up and hear cheep cheep through out the night, I'd get up look with my lil flashlight, the pip is bigger.

GO CHICKIES GO