May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[sdm111]

Daddy getting his shine on

Gramps

 

[sdm111]

They look so dignified!

Thanks

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Daddy getting his shine on


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That tail is spectacular!

 

[sdm111]

That tail is spectacular!

Thanks in about a year he'll be filled out nice. Hes only a year old. That is why he still has his comb

 

[CluckNDoodle]

4 of 6 chicks hatched so far! Looks like 3 Splash and 1 Blue Marans so far!
Thank goodness all look healthy, I was a little concerned after last month's Marans hatch.

I'm looking at assists for the last 2 chicks. One is malpositioned but there are too many blood vessels for me to proceed at the moment. Malpositions are always difficult so fingers crossed...
On the other, for the first time ever I had a chick with a tiny external pip that WASN'T internally pipped, I didn't even know that was possible until today. The chick apparently tried and managed a slight external pip but the internal membrane was very thick and I had to make the internal pip for it.

 

[AUChickenGal]

And just like that...it begins!

 

[Knighstar679]

I put another two eggs in the lockdown bator. These ones I at least marked on the day I put them in so I know for sure that they should be hatching this week some time.

 

[Jehri]

Came home and (of course - I'm one of *those* people) did another quick candle. I have two for sure internal pips now! Working from home tomorrow, so I hope these little ones decide to make their grand appearance in the next 36-ish hours.

I tried all day to refrain from candling today ... and.... I caved lol I’m one oh those people too I can’t help myself

4 of 6 chicks hatched so far! Looks like 3 Splash and 1 Blue Marans so far!
Thank goodness all look healthy, I was a little concerned after last month's Marans hatch.

I'm looking at assists for the last 2 chicks. One is malpositioned but there are too many blood vessels for me to proceed at the moment. Malpositions are always difficult so fingers crossed...
On the other, for the first time ever I had a chick with a tiny external pip that WASN'T internally pipped, I didn't even know that was possible until today. The chick apparently tried and managed a slight external pip but the internal membrane was very thick and I had to make the internal pip for it.

I’ll be curious to see how this chick does for you a The internal pip and time inside is the changeover in respiration. The ones I’ve had externally pip at the same time that they internally pip they have passed. Not though that my experience is all with exotics not chickens so that may make a difference but the stages I believe are the same. I’ve had 4 Malpositions pip external in their attempt to pip internal and 2 died in shell one pipped through a vessel, one seemed to have completed respiration change over but never tried to zip. The two that got out one had half his yolk still out and was dead when I found him and the fourth was perfect looking when I returned to check after work but he was dead still curled as if he was in the egg though the shell was no where to be found it looked like it had maybe hatched and layed curled up exhausted and passed Malpositions are hard especially if you aren’t there when they pip and if they are with the parents it an added challenge

 

[Offshoreorca]

Our first little Wheaten Ameraucana has arrived <3

 

[Jehri]

Oh I forgot I looked at 4 of my easier to candle eggs and 3 of them have obviously internal pipped and the other looks like he’s trying super active on the air cell end