March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

[DURR]

Morning!!!!!!!! I have babies!!!!!!!!!! 3 so far and 2 more almost out. They woke me up so good sign, they are running around like mad dogs in there. So far I have an ee and 2 rirs. I put 27 eggs in lockdown so here's to hoping even more hatch. Thanks guys for the kind words and encouragement! Off to count more heads!!!

Yay!!! I have 5 OE babies out and one EE baby trying but the keep knockin him round n round!! Haha. But here baby #2 after he popped out early this morning I will post a fluffy picture later!

 

[Arkansas81]

Durr -awww how cute! Mine are very active and loud. I will try and get some pictures in a bit. They are playing racket ball with the other eggs. CONGRATS!!!!

 

[DURR]

Durr -awww how cute! Mine are very active and loud. I will try and get some pictures in a bit. They are playing racket ball with the other eggs. CONGRATS!!!!

You too!! They are so adorable, I have the lights out so they stay a little less active and when I turn the flash light on to look in the bator they come scrambling! its eggsiting!!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Morning!!!!!!!! I have babies!!!!!!!!!! 3 so far and 2 more almost out. They woke me up so good sign, they are running around like mad dogs in there. So far I have an ee and 2 rirs. I put 27 eggs in lockdown so here's to hoping even more hatch. Thanks guys for the kind words and encouragement! Off to count more heads!!!

 

[Arkansas81]

2 more are almost out....there is 2 of 3 that have pipped. I can't get a good look at the others since the first think they are in a soccer game. I will be happy with 7 or so...getting any to hatch is a blessing for the first time.

So far the only one I know for sure that my bcm is the daddy of is the black one, the others are yellow so I guess my basque has been getting busy. I'm just thrilled!!!!

 

[Maah]

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Congrats to DURR & Arkansas81!!

I candled my eggs today (Day 7) and saw development and movement in all of them. I was kind of hoping for a dud or two so I could put my automatic turner back in! All well... I'll continue the hand turning. It's actually not too bad... I rigged my incubator so it's sitting on a "lazy susan" turntable. I have the turntable sitting sideways at at 45 degree angle. The incubator is sitting on it with rubber grip liner so it doesn't slip and I just spin the turntable multiple times a day... usually about every 2 hours.

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

Morning!!!!!!!! I have babies!!!!!!!!!! 3 so far and 2 more almost out. They woke me up so good sign, they are running around like mad dogs in there. So far I have an ee and 2 rirs. I put 27 eggs in lockdown so here's to hoping even more hatch. Thanks guys for the kind words and encouragement! Off to count more heads!!!

Yay!!! I have 5 OE babies out and one EE baby trying but the keep knockin him round n round!! Haha. But here baby #2 after he popped out early this morning I will post a fluffy picture later!

You both are talkin about the newly born chicks knocking the other eggs around....
I don't know if u have been told but a lot of folk were putting that rubbery non slip drawer liner under the eggs over that wire .... So I ran to the dollar store and picked up a roll for a buck and it was REALLY nice it made it easier to turn the eggs and they didn't kick the eggs around and it made clean up super easy!!

 

[redriver]

Woke up to seven chickies running around the bator. No progress on the one that pipped through a blood vessel. When I get the chicks out I'll take it out and see if it survived.

Total so far 11/40 hatched!

 

[Arkansas81]

Hi friends! I need some suggestions:

I'm going on vacation tomorrow and won't be back till late in the week, my plan of selling these chicks before we go hasn't panned out like I wanted it to. So now I have a dilemma....

I have a broody hen that has been broody for who knows how long...but she is so badly wanting chicks, she sits on the nests religiously! So I could make her a seperate pen for her and the babies for outside, but it is supposed to rain for the next two days. I know I can make it water proof, I have a huge dog house attached to a dog kennel cage. So I know it could work? But I'm worried about the rain....

Or I can set her up in the brooder box that I have in my bathtub, but if I do that I would have stinky chickens in the house

. I can put a top on the brooder to keep her in...but who is going to clean it, put more feed and water in there? If I do that does the chicks and her need a heat lamp?

My sister is going to take care of the critters while we are gone, but I know she won't clean the brooder, or put her in hand in there to put fresh water/feed in for them. She WILL not go into the coop to gather the eggs either, so I was kinda counting on Alice to do the egg watch for me...my sister has only agreed on putting fresh water/food in the food/water bowls which she can do without going inside the coop.

I am leaning more toward building them the seperate coop but I'm really worried about the weather for the next couple of days...and if they are in the house, I know she won't do anything for them...she is a VERY limited animal person. The chickens scare the piss out of her.....

I was planning on selling these chicks but if I only get 7 or so out of the bunch I really don't see the point. WHAT DO I DO?????????

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TheH Klan of 10]

Maybe you can find someone that has chickens to care for them for you
How long will u b gone?