May hatch-a-long

[ldawntaylor]

I don't know but this guy was the only chick to survive.

He is the one in front of the others. Of course he had his mama looking out for him and such.

 

[ldawntaylor]

I checked the other 4 eggs still in the incubator.

Any thoughts?

I still feel like I don't really know what I am seeing in the darker eggs.

The only one I am certain has a chance is the final one pictured. I saw movement in that one.

 

[sawilliams]

3 stressful hatches under broody mama today. I think she started with 7 1 removed not fertile. 1 broken by nest sharing. 1 rejected for the nest. And 1 broken/eaten in the nest by mom.

 

[sawilliams]

I checked the other 4 eggs still in the incubator.

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Any thoughts?

I still feel like I don't really know what I am seeing in the darker eggs.

The only one I am certain has a chance is the final one pictured. I saw movement in that one.

I have a really hard time telling anything from candling pictures. Its hard to say. The first looks close, the second and 3rd have very large aircells. What day are you on? Have toy done a water test to check for movement?

 

[chickenmama109]

so today is day 19 and theres no pip this is my first time using a broody and i hope it goes well

 

[Kb0507]

We are so excited!! We have a chick! The first of the 2 under our broody hatched yesterday. It's soooo cute! The second is peeping in its shell and has pipped, so it should hatch today. Here's a Pic of our first little cutie. It's papa is a bantam barred rock and we're not sure about mama, since we have a mixed flock of LF hens.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

sorry to hear that about your chick

Thanks. It happens.
Just did an assisted hatch.
Poor little one started to zip. After 14 hours it was still in the same spot. Shell & membrane were completely glued to the chick. Not sure if it's going to make it, but it's held on this long, so who knows.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

so today is day 19 and theres no pip this is my first time using a broody and i hope it goes well

You probably won't see pips until day 20 or 21.

 

[chickenmama109]

You probably won't see pips until day 20 or 21.

thanks i hope i get a pip its day 19 and she just got off the nest there was no hen keeping her from it or anything could it be that its hot here and she needs to cool off

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I checked the other 4 eggs still in the incubator.

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Any thoughts?

I still feel like I don't really know what I am seeing in the darker eggs.

The only one I am certain has a chance is the final one pictured. I saw movement in that one.

#1 looks like it could be good.