Michigan Hatchers! What'cha got cookin?

[aart]

My broody chicks are now 5 weeks old. Mama came back into lay a couple days ago and last night went back to the roost leaving the chicks to sleep alone in the auxiliary nest.
'Little Girl' is starting to grow her head crest.
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[Candy442]

Bob that's an adorable little video and Aart love those dividers! Did they come like that for that incubator?

I got up at am Sunday to a loud cheeping noise coming out of the Hatcher ! Prob a roo . More pipping and hatching throughout the day yesterday but today is day 21 . We need a good turnout

 

[WhatAboutBob?]

Here is a more up close pic of my chick, showing the feathering better, now that we are on Day 6. What do you all think, any chance of sexing?

 

[aart]

Aart love those dividers! Did they come like that for that incubator?

No, I made them.

Day 21 here, thought I saw an egg rocking ever so slightly early this morn as I added some water...maybe I bumped the table. Went check later and hear a cheep....little bit later external pip....nothing since.
But it's all imminent, glad I got errands run today, can watch all day tomorrow.

 

[Candy442]

Ok, we have our cabinet loaded for order of Iowa Blue chicken breed. Hope all goes fantastic

 

[aart]

I keep forgetting about this thread.
Had 70% hatch....12 out of 17 at lockdown.
Non hatchers were fully formed, but 4 were in long skinny eggs and couldn't turn to pip is my guess.

They went out to coop, with heat 'plate', at about a week, out into run at about 2 weeks, and yesterday at 3 weeks I opened the 'tiny doors' so they could mingle with the flock.

At least 6 sexlink cockerels(including broody hatch) and I'm guessing probably 4-5 more too early to tell for sure. Marans sire put some size on them. But got 4 OE pullets(BCMxCCL) and bought 3 more CCL pullets, hatched same day.

Oh and the broody is broody again...SMH.....but int the breaker crate as there's too many birds out there!!

 

[Candy442]

We have three girls sitting in one nest box in one of our coops right now

 

[aart]

We have three girls sitting in one nest box in one of our coops right now

Are you going to let them hatch a batch?

 

[Candy442]

Are you going to let them hatch a batch?

I am thinking why not? they are in our layer coop with a rooster that lost his mojo so, I am thinking maybe we would even let raise the chicks in there too. Brett would probably think it's a bad idea, but why not. If they are older and not laying they may as well hatch something right?

 

[aart]

If they are older and not laying they may as well hatch something right?

Sure I suppose, if you have room for more birds.

Mine appears to be broken, but man she's the meanest to her own 10wk chicks and the 3wk chicks.