May 2024 Hatch-A-Long

[PrettyCoolChicks]

I hear peeping under my hen. Should have some babies within 24hours!

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

Got 3 healthy babies, 2 remaining eggs are due a bit later. I'll post photos in the june hatchalong when i get a chance to take some without stressing out mama

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

3 good eggs hatched pictured below. 2 remaining eggs had shadowing yesterday but no pip this morning yet.

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

Of the last 2 eggs, one hatched overnight and the other didn't make it

I just did an eggtopsy and it looks like it was foot over head, and had almost fully absorbed its yolk before suffocating. Because it had a blue shell, I didn't notice any bruising... And I didn't expect it to pip before today because it was one of the late additions... poor baby!

But mama has 4 healthy little ones who all ended up with the dominant white gene. She is taking great care of them and she is amenable to my hanging out with them and even handling the chicks, which is great news!