May 2022 hatch along

[gimmie birdies]

I had one egg that pipped that didn't do anything for a bit, I checked it but it was dead. I thought I was going to have 36 out of 36...it pipped what the---

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

4 peachicks total in this hatch, I think they're sold already. 3 whites and an India Blue Pied.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

The geese hatched out 7 of these little buggers so far, this one was weak, and they left it behind so it's with me for now. American Buff.

 

[Iluveggers]

The geese hatched out 7 of these little buggers so far, this one was weak, and they left it behind so it's with me for now. American Buff.
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Precious!

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Day 20 here. 1 day left to go. Cleaning the coop. Filling feeders and waterers. Placing traps to try a final elimination of the rats before the babies come. I might have pulled a muscle placing them in the rafters.... I’ll probably go down to the coop around 1pm tomorrow and sit until late to keep an eye on her as a first time broody and make sure she doesn’t turn homicidal. If they haven’t hatched by about 10pm I’ll pack up and get some sleep and be back out there at sunrise.

 

[JoJoM]

My Silkie eggs are on day 18 today! First time with broody hens (2 of them), they keep swapping nests so I'm hoping the other broody stays on her eggs once these hatch. Their hatch date isn't until June 2. I also have my first broody duck, who has decided to lay under the nesting boxes in the chicken coop rather than in her own coop, but it's better than outside somewhere, where she tried first!! Where the heck am I going to put them all????

 

[gimmie birdies]

So I set 36. 34/36, Some are drying off, they are still in the house, but I gave 21 to the hen this morning (she did sleep on ten of those last night) the older ones of this batch.

She is a 1/2 bantam- I am surprised she can sit on so many, she is getting more even!
All chicks were black, or chipmunk, but one...

 

[gimmie birdies]

Here is another pic of the hen with even more chicks, I had to take them out from under her to photo them.

Look at her eye. I still have 5 in the house getting their sea legs.

 

[Iluveggers]

She will never go broody again after this.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Day 21 doesn’t officially start until noon but 5 have already hatched! The last one is egg #1 who got chilled after a rat attack so I’ll be surprised if that one hatches. But she hatched all the undamaged eggs! Pretty good for a young first time broody!