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

[Brookhavens]

I have heard that temp spikes can sometimes cause early hatching (not always a good thing) there was a few times that happened with this hatch, that's all I can think for the early birds!

Sometimes bantams hatch a day or two early so I wouldn't be too concerned.

YEAH FOR YOU!!!! Looks like a popcorn popper at your house. Go chickies go!!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Look what else I got today!!!!! My first egg!!!!!
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Looks like today is your day!!! Congrats.

 

[gapeach717]

Sometimes bantams hatch a day or two early so I wouldn't be too concerned.

YEAH FOR YOU!!!! Looks like a popcorn popper at your house. Go chickies go!!!

Ha!!! I was trying to remember who said popcorn!!! Yes!! I have 8 now and many more pipped and one almost out!


And while its a pretty little egg, it looks a lot bigger in the pic!! It's just a little thing

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Going to candle tonight, I think. I don't think I will have time tomorrow. It's day 6.

 

[gapeach717]

Lost count!! Lol!!! Gonna take some meds watch some duck dynasty and wait to see what hatches on actual hatch day tomorrow!!!

 

[Jseaborn]

Starting to have doubts if mine will hatch at all. I have a lg still air but the temps jump from 98.3ish to over 102 every few hours. We have to check it every couple hours. I have the milk top on the knob. It will stay occasionally perfect for a few hours then the next time we check it, we're cooking eggs..... getting really flustered with this.

 

[PugBug]

I removed the chicks from the bator this morning since today is day 3 of life for at least 2 of them. I made sure there were no pips in any of the other eggs. I left the bator on and about an hour later heard chirping coming from my room, yup I missed one! There were so many chicks in te bator sitting all over the eggs I didn't notice one was completing zipped! I ended up helping it a little, he is still trying to pop the lid.

AWW poor baby! So glad you found it & hope it's doing good

 

[PugBug]

Ya know I have been thinking.... I am really liking this hatch thing .... I don't have any chicks yet but yet I can't wait to put on a bunch more to hatch once these ones r out of the bator .... A lot of u folks live n the city and are limited on how many birds u can keep .... The thing that bothers me is I live in the country my husband is a builder and I can get great eggs within 1/4 mile for 2.50 per dozen to hatch ...... This doesn't make a good combination !!!!! Lol

Yep it's a bad combination LOL I know! I also live in the country, have a husband who can build etc- but I can't get eggs locally, or not the breeds I want- but that didn't stop me! Been buying eggs & if I can't get the eggs been buying the chicks. My DH is wondering when I'll have 'enough'?

 

[PugBug]

Well we used to have a horse but he died last fall ....he was old . ( our daughters horse) of whom wants to hatch ducks next lol
And since we have the fenceing we r thinking of getting a few cows this summer and by summer I prob will have hatched out a bunch of chickies .... And there really isn't anything I don't like about it ..... I am truely blessed!!!!!

It is a blessing! I feel the same. I have 2 horses, 7 dogs, 2 cats and over 50 chickens now & 2 ducks. Thinking of raising some meat rabbits too... endless possibilities...

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

We'll I feel really, really bad right now... While I was candling, I accidentally dropped an egg... It was developing too... I feel really, really bad.