May 2022 hatch along

[wolfwalker]

I just set 12 buckeye and 16 lavender ameraucana eggs. These were shipped & the ameraucanas are pretty dirty but we’ll see how they’ll do.

those are some seriously dirty eggs. whoever you got them from should be ashamed. If I had no choice but to incubate them I would have damped a paper towel with peroxide and tried to get as much off as possible in the hopes a few would develop and not become germ bombs.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Going to put some eggs in the incubator tomorrow.
I'm putting in my Bielefelder eggs and shipped Buckeye eggs.

 

[kurby22]

I’m going to join this HAL! I decided to test the fertility of my Olandsk Dwarf chickens (I bought a breeding group mainly for fun and keeping a heritage landrace going) and popped 13 eggs in the incubator 3 days ago. All 13 are developing so I’d say he is finding his mark! I posted on a local page that I may have some chicks for sale and in 15 mins I had a wait list for all of them I’ve never hatched ODs before so hopefully they develop well and all hatch! Pics are of the OD crew!

 

[Honora]

I’m going to join this HAL! I decided to test the fertility of my Olandsk Dwarf chickens (I bought a breeding group mainly for fun and keeping a heritage landrace going) and popped 13 eggs in the incubator 3 days ago. All 13 are developing so I’d say he is finding his mark! I posted on a local page that I may have some chicks for sale and in 15 mins I had a wait list for all of them I’ve never hatched ODs before so hopefully they develop well and all hatch! Pics are of the OD crew!

They are so pretty! Like little Swedish Flower hens with big tails. I am giving 17 Swedish Flower eggs to my 4 broodies today. I decided to let them all sit and when they hatch I will separate some of them. Hopefully they will hatch enough chicks for them to each have a couple and hopefully the hens will not fight! We’ll see how things go. The broodies are 2 buff Orpingtons and 2 salmon Pekins a.k.a. Bantam Cochins.

 

[kurby22]

They are so pretty! Like little Swedish Flower hens with big tails. I am giving 17 Swedish Flower eggs to my 4 broodies today. I decided to let them all sit and when they hatch I will separate some of them. Hopefully they will hatch enough chicks for them to each have a couple and hopefully the hens will not fight! We’ll see how things go. The broodies are 2 buff Orpingtons and 2 salmon Pekins a.k.a. Bantam Cochins.

It’s so nice when you have dedicated broodies doing the work for you! They are a lot like Swedish flowers! Seems that pretty mottled look was popular in Swedish chickens I have two Silkie mommas that adopted my Polish chicks and they are doing an awesome job sharing the mothering. It’s super adorable And all three of my bantam Cochins went broody a couple days ago Got broodies coming out my ears

 

[kurby22]

I candled my OD eggs tonight and all 13 look like healthy developing eggs. It’s such a different hatching experience with home grown eggs as opposed to shipped eggs! All of the Polish eggs I incubated hatched too, 100% hatch rate. First that’s ever happened to me!

 

[Honora]

I ended up giving the eggs to my broodies today but I accidentally dropped one! One of the 4 broodies did not really seem interested in the eggs so I didn’t give her any. So I have 3 broodies sitting on 16 Swedish Flower eggs.

The bad news is that when I was giving the broodies the eggs I found…red mites. So the coop will be getting a clean out and I’ll be taking a trip to the vet this week to get the mite meds. Hopefully the poor hens will be mite free soon.

 

[Dinoroar]

I ended up giving the eggs to my broodies today but I accidentally dropped one! One of the 4 broodies did not really seem interested in the eggs so I didn’t give her any. So I have 3 broodies sitting on 16 Swedish Flower eggs.

The bad news is that when I was giving the broodies the eggs I found…red mites. So the coop will be getting a clean out and I’ll be taking a trip to the vet this week to get the mite meds. Hopefully the poor hens will be mite free soon.

Sorry for the mite discovery! That’s a bummer but sounds like you’ll get it cleared up fast.

Someone gave me some black copper marans eggs on Saturday so I popped a few of them in to see what happens. He said they were a week old and probably wouldn’t hatch but a week doesn’t seem that old to me so I stuck them in there to see

The buckeyes are all showing good development but only a handful of the lavender ameracuanas are doing anything. The ones I cracked some open look infertile. I messaged the seller to let them know the issue but I hated to do it because now I expect they’ll write back a nasty letter saying something derogatory about my incubator. Can’t imagine someone who would send dirty, porous infertile, missshape & pullet eggs is going to provide quality customer service. View attachment 3067944

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Going to put some eggs in the incubator tomorrow.
I'm putting in my Bielefelder eggs and shipped Buckeye eggs.

Also I have: (due in May)
Broody Blue Maran on call duck eggs
Broody Ameraucana on call duck eggs
Large Cochin on Peahen eggs
3 American Buff Geese on eggs

 

[Dinoroar]

Also I have: (due in May)
Broody Blue Maran on call duck eggs
Broody Ameraucana on call duck eggs
Large Cochin on Peahen eggs
3 American Buff Geese on eggs

So many broodies! Love the thought of those chickens hatching out peahens & geese!!