March Hatch-A-Long.( How is it gettting here so quick ? LOL )

[Tubbys Lil Farm]

That's a handsome roo you have there.

Candling of those colored eggs can be very difficult. Don't know if you've tried this (I've never set colored eggs myself), but I'm using an LED flashlight that's been modified a bit. Take an empty toilet paper roll & cut it down one side. Then get some foil wrap & cover it all. Put over end of flashlight & use black electricians tape to seal all the ends. Not sure if this works on colored eggs, but sure works on my beige ones really well!

Thanks Shellz, I am going to try this. I will let you know how this works.

 

[Heidisgran]

Welsummer hatched Thursday. Waiting on bantam Cochins to hatch on Wednesday. Can't wait!

cutiepatootie

 

[Heidisgran]

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I so love watching the Mama's raising the chicks...the chicks are so confident when raised naturally

 

[luvmypets]

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I so love watching the Mama's raising the chicks...the chicks are so confident when raised naturally

The mom just lets the chicks do theyre thing... I will post a pic of the little boy later, his colors are slw with phoniex.

 

[Farmer Viola]

our storm just came in...I'm watching the flock
it started pouring so the chickens and guineas start to the coop, ducks didn't budge...thundered and they finally ran to the coop lol

frizzled buff Polish Wed...woohoo

 

[McCaskill]

lost 4 of the chicks i bought 3 welsummers and 1 maran going to see if i can get them replaced or get more and going to get a EE

 

[Heidisgran]

lost 4 of the chicks i bought 3 welsummers and 1 maran going to see if i can get them replaced or get more and going to get a EE

that's sad

 

[Heidisgran]

it is pouring....ducks are in the puddles stomping their feet...too cute when they do that!!

 

[Cynthia12]

I love me a Wellie!

Pretty cute!

 

[nicole63021]

Good job!
I filled my LG & Hovabator to capacity & stacked a few extra on top as well. Started with 94 now down to 54 on days 10 & 15. Most were infertiles with some early quitters. My plan was to hatch between 40-50 chicks, so I think I've done good too.

Think I'll take this as a lesson to not try to hatch so early in the season.

It's been such a hard winter that I just couldn't wait anymore for fluffy butts!

I understand that! Will probably do a few more batches of quail here to get some diversity and pic my favorites, but most are destined for the freezer. Only keeping a dozen or so for breeding (3 boys with 4 girls each is the plan). Getting some olive egger eggs for the Easter hatch a long, but at this point all chicks that I hatch this year will be sold, so not hatching a lot (I think, lol). Glad you are getting your numbers well too! Did you get yours locally or from your own or are they shipped? I have thought of ordering some quail eggs to hatch but since they are so sensitive I'm not sure I want to risk shipping them. Wondered how you acquired yours. Hope all your 54 left hatch!!!!