MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

[mlm Mike]

My broody now has three chicks hatched. I'll be posting adorable fluffy chicks and momma pictures tomorrow. So far, she's being a really good mom, keeping them tucked right up under her.

I'm just hoping she's better at keeping her chicks with her than my last broody was.

Congratulations!

My daughter is excited for more turkeys

Awww, How nice.

Hatched 5-5-2016


Hatched 5-8-2016


Hatched 5-6-2016


-Kathy

Nice, but how do you get them to just stand there?

The third keet egg hatched late this afternoon.
I just happened to look in and it was in front of her, wet and getting cold

...so I swooped it up and put it under the first broody with the first two keets.
I was a surprised when I checked back later because it wasn't a normal colored keet like I thought...lol.
It has a white belly and wings.








I found the following color chart for guineas in the guinea section of BYC.
http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/colors/
Maybe it's a royal purple?? Pied??

Does anyone know if keets are like a chick and don't need feed asap?
Or do they need food right away?

I took them from the broody for tonight to make sure they get food and water.
I gave her another egg....(shhhhh, she doesn't suspect a thing...lol)
Hopefully I did the right thing.

I thought the air cells on the 4 unmarked eggs looked pretty big.
Checked tonight; one's internally pipped and the rest look ready too.
So I upped the humidity and checked back when the broodies hatched the first chicks. (these are eggs started the day I was gone.)
Yep, they're due on Tuesday...

Wonderful. Glad you found the color chart, meant to post that link yesterday and forgot.

My broody hatched 8 chicks. 2 bantam barnyard mix, 5 LF barnyard mix, and 1 light brahma.

Congratulations!

 

[mlm Mike]

Guinea hatch update.

1 Keet hatched day 25
4 new pips on day 25 for a total of 5 pips now.

 

[Chaos18]

Guinea hatch update.

1 Keet hatched day 25
4 new pips on day 25 for a total of 5 pips now.

Congrats on the keet and pips.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Thanks

 

[Chaos18]

Thanks

You only got guineas cooking?

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Well, I ended up fitting 9 of the 12 eggs in my incubator (set them yesterday morning), will candle in a few days and see if I should toss any and add any of the 3 remaining eggs.

I only saw air cells on two and both of those had carpenter's air cells.... (or whatever the appropriate term is).

*fingers crossed that something survives*

This is my first time with shipped eggs and I really want to get some chicks out of them!

 

[Chaos18]

Well, I ended up fitting 9 of the 12 eggs in my incubator (set them yesterday morning), will candle in a few days and see if I should toss any and add any of the 3 remaining eggs.

I only saw air cells on two and both of those had carpenter's air cells.... (or whatever the appropriate term is).

*fingers crossed that something survives*

This is my first time with shipped eggs and I really want to get some chicks out of them!

Rolling aircells? Good luck with your hatch.

 

[SunnysideFowl]

I should be getting a dozen eggs today from this mixed flock. pretty excited to add to my flocks gene pool.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Yes. Well there is a broody on Icelandic chicken eggs too.

I could have brought home 20-30 Welsh Harlequin duck eggs from herding Saturday, but I forgot to go back into the arena barn when we were done.

The owner of the place got rid of their ducks so I missed my chance.

 

[Chaos18]

Yes. Well there is a broody on Icelandic chicken eggs too.

I could have brought home 20-30 Welsh Harlequin duck eggs from herding Saturday, but I forgot to go back into the arena barn when we were done.

The owner of the place got rid of their ducks so I missed my chance.

That's a terrible thing to forget