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

[hokankai]

I have not had that prob. with the pellets, but I did stop using them after a week. I lost 5 of my basque chicks in 3 days. They were squishing each other to death! I couldn't figure it out, DH is the one who pointed out to me how hard & stiff the pellets are so that when they all pile up the ones of the bottom were getting smashed to death. I loved that the pellets were so much cleaner and the poop smell was gone- but it also cost me the chicks. Since I changed back to shavings I have not lost any more chicks.

That sounds like they are too cold under the ecoglow. I use an ecoglow 50 and they never pile on top of eachother for any reason :\. I do not use loose bedding until they are around a week old. I start them off on potty pads for dogs.

 

[hokankai]

52 eggs, due April 6th. We are locked n' loaded!
These are all for other people.

6 Basque
10 Basque mix
12 Jersey Giants
12 Barred Orpingtons
12 Dark Cornish

 

[Bens-Hens]

Hokankai, there is a hatch a long thread set for a April 7th hatch if your interested in joining in.

I set some today for hat date.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...set-3-17-hatch-4-7-ready-now/10#post_10696951

EDIT: hahahaha, I just saw you have already found it! Welcome

 

[Atlantanna]

Day 18! Locked down...out of 25 shipped eggs, 13 made it so far. 7 SLW and 6 Cream Legbar.

 

[DURR]

Got 15 babies out 2 more are pipped and 6 are still iffy hopefully we'll have the rest out by tonight! Its not even day 22 yet and won't be till 1:30p.m. Today woo!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Congrats to all the new chickies!!!

 

[chickydee64]

Good Morning,
Won't have time to catch up till later this sfternoon.
Hoping all is going well for all of you hatching..........

I have three pipped out of 6,day 21 today.
Should have chicks by the time I get home............

Hope we go onto April.this is one of the nicest threads I have joined..........

I do not like the pellets and I had dust problems after they started breaking down.
I just use paper towels the first week and change them a few times a day........
Think I will try the puppy pads................
Later.............................................

 

[Roxannemc]

HERE is the eyebrow chick. my new camera cant seem to get it to work with paintshop to crop
Out of abut 15-20 chicks he is the only one to have this eyebrow and its on both sides like EYEBROWS!

Part of the babies

 

[mjanderson437]

Will have to catch up this afternoon but I'm so excited to report my mallards are pipping, rocking and cheeping!!! Three days early...not due til Tuesday. In fact I was swapping everyone to the hatcher when I heard the cheeping. Hopefully I didn't mess anything up. I saw activity in all but one! I'm so excited its not even funny. Nothing from the chicken eggs yet but Tuesday is day 21 so no worries yet.

 

[Brookhavens]

HERE is the eyebrow chick. my new camera cant seem to get it to work with paintshop to crop
Out of abut 15-20 chicks he is the only one to have this eyebrow and its on both sides like EYEBROWS!

Part of the babies

He's a keeper Roxanne!!