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

[PugBug]

Just got done candling, all but 1 lemon cuckoo is developing nicely! Looks like only about 7 of the SLW developed (that was the box that was nice packaged well & the lady sent no extras. 3 were crushed, & she never responded to me) and only about the same of the columbian wyandotte are developing too. The polish & sultan still look good. So now I have room in the bator for the call duck eggs YAY

 

[PugBug]

I have two hatchers running.....one with my Swedish Flower Hen eggs and one with SLW eggs. This is the first time I've done seperate breeds in seperate hatchers, so it's sort of become like a competition, lol. So far the SFH's are ahead - one hatched, several pips. SLWs are behind with three pips, but they're good ones!

Hope they all make it!

 

[Brookhavens]

FIRST PIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got 1 but yahooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Here is what hatched out for m last night!




My chihuahua MIni had 4 little babies Hard to tell by they pic but they weigh about 4-6 oz each and they are FAT.!
Mini wieghs 4 1/2 lbs

Then today had a BIG suprise

Opened the bator to turn the eggs...and here in an egg carton empty egg hole is a cheeping baby chick all dry and ready t o go!!Have no idea when he hatched! day1-18 bator too.
Somehow i left 2 eggs ready t o hatch in the 1-18 day bator..the other egg was pipping! .
What the ?
Gues with the puppy excitment and no sleep i just missed him when i turn the eggs this morning.Yes it was this afternoon I was turning and found him.

In the lockdown bator are 3 dates of hatches
2 are popping the babies out like popcorn. Just when i thought they ALL were duds !Here they come.The thrid hatch is not due yet 5 out 4 pipped sao far if yudont coutthe early fluffy butt inthe other bator. same date.

Its a GOOD day today!!! Pics coming.

They are adorable Roxanne. So glad to hear you have chickies hatching. It's about time you have some good luck.

 

[TarheelBirdy]

Hope they all make it!

Thanks!

 

[refamat]

first gosling hatched on our property!

 

[TarheelBirdy]

first gosling hatched on our property!

Congoosulations!

 

[Friar_Tuck]

Woooohoooo!!!!

I have my first three silkies ever!
Not the best hatch, but considering the weather the eggs were shipped through, (My fault) I am happy to have any.
So far I have two black, and one partridge.

 

[ladyrsanti]

Yay on all the pips and hatches! I had four buff brahmas hatch yesterday and last night and one buff orpington (pictures later today). They're the first chickens I've had with feathered feet, cool. So it's Day 22. Four eggs left, no pips. I'll give them a bit but my guess is that they're quitters. Three are mutt eggs so no big deal but the last BB egg I'm almost certain is a quitter and that's a shame. They took a long time between pip and hatch (like 24 hrs) and that one hasn't even pipped yet. We'll see.

Going up to the hatchery today to get replacement eggs for the marans that weren't fertile, free of charge. But we're substituting Wheaten Marans for Black Copper. The owner says they've got a better hatch rate at the moment and they still lay the dark egg I'm looking for (perhaps I'm not the only one who had trouble with the BCM?). Anyway, that's fine with me; they're pretty birds. So I'll be starting another hatch first thing next week and will hopefully be able to throw in some corronation sussex eggs too.

 

[Maah]

Lady, congrats on you other chickie-doodles!! Love the brahmas & feather feet. If none of your other eggs have pipped externally, you can probalby quick check them for internal pips & life. Candle, look for internal pip, hold to your ear & give a tiny tap to listen, etc.

Good luck on your marans. It does sound like you weren't the only person that had problems with the BCMs. Hopefully you'll have better luck with the Wheatens.