May 2023 Hatch-a-long

[Hedgeland Farms]

Good luck!

Thank ya!!!
8 went in...hopefully 8 come out

 

[Iluveggers]

Had another hatch, making the count 17. However one had something large and bloody sticking out of its navel (intestine?) I tried to push it back in, and after 3 hours it was still bleeding all over, so I had to do my first cull. I don’t think it is responsible to hatch if you can’t cull a deformaty as needed, and it was super difficult but I am proud of myself that the poor thing won’t suffer. Poor little one.

It’s been a rough hatch this time around…

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Had another hatch, making the count 17. However one had something large and bloody sticking out of its navel (intestine?) I tried to push it back in, and after 3 hours it was still bleeding all over, so I had to do my first cull. I don’t think it is responsible to hatch if you can’t cull a deformaty as needed, and it was super difficult but I am proud of myself that the poor thing won’t suffer. Poor little one.

It’s been a rough hatch this time around…

Oh I am so sorry to read this!

 

[Iluveggers]

Oh I am so sorry to read this!

Thank you. It was bound to happen eventually.

Luckily my Silkies are a day behind, so I’m praying they have no issues hatching. 3 Silkie pips so far out of 8. Fingers crossed for them…

 

[FeatherProfessor]

So interesting situation here. Rainbow apparently didn’t like the first Pip and has made a second one?? Has anybody had this one? It’s not a zipper. Two distinct pips. @Honora youve got a strange one here haha

Also Martini pipped! And so did Christmas tree. Yay @junior67

 

[Canadian Wind]

It’s been a rough hatch this time around…

 

[Canadian Wind]

So interesting situation here. Rainbow apparently didn’t like the first Pip and has made a second one?? Has anybody had this one? It’s not a zipper. Two distinct pips. @Honora youve got a strange one here haha

Also Martini pipped! And so did Christmas tree. Yay @junior67

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Any action from my weirdo?

 

[FeatherProfessor]

Any action from my weirdo?

Some small wiggles but no pips yet! That’s the one that had the weird eyes in different spots independent of each other.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Some small wiggles but no pips yet! That’s the one that had the weird eyes in different spots independent of each other.

Yup! Hope it hatches, I'm curious to see what kind of monster I adopted, lol!

Oh, perfect name! Little Monster!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Well, THIS is a surprise! LOL! Was just turning the eggs and started reaching for one and just... stopped. I blinked a few times before it registered that one of the chicken eggs I'd salvaged from the muck and was still covered in dirt was hatching!!! I can't even remember when I put it in there!

So, here's a lesson for us: turning eggs when they should be in lockdown doesn't stop them from hatching!