May hatch-a-long

[sawilliams]

Sorry all their heads are down. I just moved then to the bigger pen to prep for the new hatch and they where checking out the chick grit. These guys are a little over 2 weeks now. So cute.

 

[cppeace]

A nice variety!

 

[sawilliams]

A nice variety!

All lavender orpington cross breeds. One of the blacks if from a red, the white frim a cinnamon queen and the other 3 blacks and the lavender are all from varying color EE. I can't wait to see what the next hatch looks like. Its slim but I'm hoping for more lavender chicks.

 

[chickenmama109]

Salmon Faverolles and Ameraucanas

those are very pretty breeds ive always wanted faverolles good luck with your hatch

 

[chickenmama109]

Sorry all their heads are down. I just moved then to the bigger pen to prep for the new hatch and they where checking out the chick grit. These guys are a little over 2 weeks now. So cute.View attachment 1383047

they are very pretty

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I'm kind of jealous about that... none of the schools I was in ever incubated anything! Fourty+, and my first attempts at incubating are four weeks old today.

Nice! My first attempt are 1 week old now. Their wing feathers are coming in nicely.
The only thing I really remember from my kindergarten incubation is that nothing hatched.

 

[chickenmama109]

so im not sure if my hen is really broody she will be sitting on the nest and if i go touch her them she will get off and not get back on for acould mins i try not to mess with her but there was a ant on her back and i wanted to get it off for her she has three eggs under her and i dont know if she is keeping them warm enough what do i do and all so the bigger hens will nock her off the nest once or twice a day

 

[sawilliams]

so im not sure if my hen is really broody she will be sitting on the nest and if i go touch her them she will get off and not get back on for acould mins i try not to mess with her but there was a ant on her back and i wanted to get it off for her she has three eggs under her and i dont know if she is keeping them warm enough what do i do and all so the bigger hens will nock her off the nest once or twice a day

Some are finicky but mild mannered and don't like to be bothered, they will leave the nest rather then fight. As long add she's going back with in 30min to a hour i wouldn't worry to much. They often take at least a 30min break for food and water anyways. Taking 2 or 3 breaks can be healthier for the hen then just 1 break a day that most do. If its really warm some may even take longer then a hour at a time. As long as she is still returning to the nest everyday you should be fine. She might not be the best broody right now but she will learn add she goes

 

[lawson1986]

I'm going to join in the hatch along. I had 14 eggs hatch on 5/3 and have eggs in the incubator again now, due to hatch 5-31 and duck eggs in another bator due 6-6-18. This is my like 7th time hatching chicken eggs, but my first time with duck eggs, so I'm alittle concerns about thay

 

[cppeace]

I hatched dug eggs first. They are no different to me. Welcome and good luck!