May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[FortCluck]

I did name a few chickens the other day... Mrs. tweedy and Rock after the movie Chicken Run.

I have tons more to name but I'm waiting until they grow out and making sure they're females.

Neighborhood kids at my parents named one chick Mila. I might change it to Mulan Then I'll do Disney princesses.

 

[Knighstar679]

Set another 43 eggs this morning. Probably sneak in any I get today too. I just can’t help myself.

I am gathering my black East Indie’s eggs to set after my welshies hatch for my friend.

 

[FortCluck]

I am gathering my black East Indie’s eggs to set after my welshies hatch for my friend.

Whenever I pull one of my friends duck eggs I add 2 chicken eggs to replace it

I could add 6 bantam Brahma eggs

 

[FortCluck]

My bantam Brahmas eggs are FERTILE they're pretty close to the size of coturnix quail eggs. Too bad she only lays 1 a day, but be prepared to watch me geek out when they hatch I'm so excited for them. They may be bantam Brahma purebred or bantam Brahma/deathlayer cross.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

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

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

How sweet are they!!! Do you imprint your ducklings? Have your Star Wars names picked out yet?

 

[Knighstar679]

How sweet are they!!! Do you imprint your ducklings? Have your Star Wars names picked out yet?

I do imprint them, or at least try to. I take them and put them with me and snuggle and cuddle them a lot when they first come out of the incubator, keeping them close to my body for them to stay warm.

Reaven is going to be one, Endore was another one that got mentioned. I liked Darth, Mace, and Zorii

 

[gimmie birdies]

Hatching Greyslyn grey eggs.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

Have a guinea hatching question, as I’ve only done chimkens.

I gathered up 3 eggs from the Guineas nest and put them in the incubator about 5 days ago. They’re developing nicely, but the air cell is on the side? They’re not budging! I have them in the turners fat end up, is this normal?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Have a guinea hatching question, as I’ve only done chimkens.

I gathered up 3 eggs from the Guineas nest and put them in the incubator about 5 days ago. They’re developing nicely, but the air cell is on the side? They’re not budging! I have them in the turners fat end up, is this normal?

Hmmmm. My guinea egg air cells develop just like chickens do. Here’s a candling pic of one that’s only a few days from hatching, so larger than an early egg...

 

[SueT]

3 are now pipped! These will either be Star Wars chicks (May the 4th be with you) or Cinco de Mayo babies; and get appropriate names...
Meanwhile, severe weather warnings...please no power outages!