May hatch-a-long

[chickenmama109]

Shelldon lav o/eeView attachment 1354742

Thunder lav o/ ee

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Tiny silver sebright
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Milly jr lav o/production red
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Hoppy lav o/cinnamon queen
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#6 no name lav o/eeView attachment 1354758

Slow poke lav o/ee
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So cute

 

[chickenmama109]

Day 11. Bantam egg. Little guy was moving around like crazy.

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My bantam in my
egg was moving around a lot has well they are very active little chickies

 

[chickenmama109]

Ok so to day is day 14 here are so photos do the air cells look ok the humidity has been in the 30s and 40s here are my two EEs that are fertile the first one has a lot of veins here is the next EE and here is my bantam egg is this one Malpositioned it is day 14 and I thought they were supposed to turn to the big end of the egg here is the pic

 

[sawilliams]

Egg hatch reset 4-24 5pm expected hatch day 5-15

11 sebrights most are expected to be infertile and not expected to make it past the first week

14 standards.
5 that I hope are from 3 of my older girls a bard rock, a sandy yellow mix breed and a red mix breed
3 from the cinnimon queens
6 ee 2 are black bettys (black astrolorp/ee) and 4 from the other 3 hoping for another lavender ee

Planning to candle Tuesday's day 7, 14 and saturday day 18...

 

[elizabethu42]

Does anyone know if chicks can hatch out of really thick and tough shells without difficulty?

 

[Mraya]

Does anyone know if chicks can hatch out of really thick and tough shells without difficulty?

Check out this link you may need to help
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[Mraya]

Ok so to day is day 14 here are so photos do the air cells look ok the humidity has been in the 30s and 40s here are my two EEs that are fertile the first one has a lot of veins View attachment 1355061View attachment 1355063View attachment 1355065here is the next EE View attachment 1355069 and here is my bantam egg is this one Malpositioned it is day 14 and I thought they were supposed to turn to the big end of the egg here is the picView attachment 1355066View attachment 1355068

It's only day 14 give them a chance

 

[sawilliams]

Does anyone know if chicks can hatch out of really thick and tough shells without difficulty?

The shape of an egg is strongest from the outside but actually rather weak from the inside

 

[Mraya]

It's day 20 and I find myself going in to check the eggs every hour. Just to hear any peeping. It's going to be a long night

 

[happychickies101]

I’m going into lockdown tomorrow, I have 8 duck eggs. Is 76% humidity OK?