March Hatch-A-Long

[cppeace]

Just a quick question - I set my eggs quite late evening 27th Feb, so can i expect they start hatching during 20th or more likely during 21st?

Feb 28 would be day 1 so 21 days would be March 20th. I set mine on March first AM so 21 is their 21st day. They can hatch anywhere from day 18-day 23.

 

[plum14]

Feb 28 ould be day 1 so 21 days would be March 20th. I set mine on April first AM so 21 is their 21st day. They can hatch anywhere from day 18-day 23.

I'm so impatient and nervous!!!

 

[BlueBaby]

Feb 28 ould be day 1 so 21 days would be March 20th. I set mine on April first AM so 21 is their 21st day. They can hatch anywhere from day 18-day 23.

You must mean March 1st, because April isn't here yet.

 

[cppeace]

Yeah that's what I meant lol It all starts to blend together

 

[BlueBaby]

Yeah that's what I meant lol It all starts to blend together

I'd like April to get here too, but I'm willing to let it take it's time! You must either be needing some sleep, or some coffee.

 

[cppeace]

Well, I work from home so the date rarely matters much to me and am generally distracted while typing. So I don't blame lack of sleep or caffeine lol I'm just kind of dingy and easy to distract

 

[HeritageHenNut]

First Two out, pretty blue Brahma/Amerucana crosses.

 

[Stick Chicken]

Congratulations on your hatch @HeritageHenNut ! And a continued good luck to everyone else.

Yesterday, the remaining chicks hatched except for the cracked d'uccle and the sultan that must have given up after pipping. However, given my experiences with d'uccles and sultans, I'd say this was a good first hatch of the year.

Unfortunately, one sultan and two d'uccles have splayed legs. We fixed the one d'uccle's legs and are working are righting the other two's. Something strange I noticed about the sultan was that it has two toenails coming out of one of its toes which may be causing discomfort and the leg problem. It's pretty strange looking.

In other news, the last d'uccle to hatch yesterday came out lighter than the rest and almost makes me think its a porcelain(but that would be impossible). Either way, it must be a mille.

 

[cppeace]

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First Two out, pretty blue Brahma/Amerucana crosses.

Bet that is going to be a pretty bird

 

[Stick Chicken]

I agree with cppeace, those will grow up to be pretty. I have to ask, do they have feathered feet?