May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[Knighstar679]

I woke up today to five fluffy duck butts that finally escaped from their eggs. I will get pictures of them when it’s a more reasonable hour.
Welcome to the world 8 Star Wars kids.

 

[Knighstar679]

No idea. I swear when I watch, they stop hatching and wait till I go to bed or leave the house.

Swear my quail were worse than chickens and ducks.

By the way... My bantam Brahmas eggs are fertile I'll be adding an egg a day until I have at least 12 in the bator.

I need to go to Hatchers anonymous.

You and me both!

I am gathering more eggs still from my East Indie pair to hatch. And now I am looking at chickens!!! I am not a chicken person but I am seriously considering hatching some for myself.

 

[Erin80]

Day 15 for our 7 eggs today......the waiting continues!!

 

[FortCluck]

You and me both!

I am gathering more eggs still from my East Indie pair to hatch. And now I am looking at chickens!!! I am not a chicken person but I am seriously considering hatching some for myself.

They're really good for eggs and meat best thing I've ever done was chickens, ducks, and soon quail once they're big enough.

 

[Vantic]

Fluffy Butts! Individual pictures later, my photographer is still asleep.

 

[FortCluck]

Fluffy Butts! Individual pictures later, my photographer is still asleep.
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Those silvery ones are my fave

 

[SueT]

One of the peepers has pipped!

 

[BertyRoux]

Fluffy Butts! Individual pictures later, my photographer is still asleep.
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Oh, I couldn't possibly pick a favorite with so much variety!

Well, as I expected the remaining 3 eggs from my hatch must've been late quitters - I turned off the incubator this morning, no progress to be seen. I'll bury them in my manure pile when I go do chores later.

So... The incubator is empty as soon as I clean it. And yes, I'm tempted to fire it right back up. Just trying to decide if I should just keep hatching my own eggs or bring some new blood in.

 

[Knighstar679]

Star Wars kids are hatched. 8 happy Black East Indie peepers



A cording to the swinging nail it is 5 girls and 3 boys. Hopefully that’s correct

 

[CindyinSD]

I've got seven goslings and one left, rocking the egg and cheeping. I left the first three in the bator too long, treating them like chicken chicks and one is, I think, splay-legged. They can't stand up in there. Soooo, into the brooder they go, as soon as they kick their way out of the eggshell.

I've never had newly-hatched goslings before. Are they perhaps a bit clumsier than ducklings? Mine sure seem to be.