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HURRAY FOR HATCHING CHICKIES!! Hope they all come out today!
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OK, I know I'm little slow...and don't keep up enough...but what was your handle before?Hi. I'm rejoining BYC because I can't get into my old handle.
We are hatching some ancona pekin crosses and its day 29. Only one has an external pip and this is my first hatch.
They were all fertile at lockdown and the temp/humidity has been stable. I added ventilation before the external pip happened.
Hope we see sonething
Quote: Oh I know....I've read hundreds of those stories!
Swore it wouldn't happen to me. .....and I didn't get any chickens until my coop was complete, took me all summer....then built the run in two weeks while chooks acclimated to coop.
So I didn't do too bad....but still....I just couldn't stand having animals I can't properly house and feed.
I plan on doing some culling also...have 3 just turned one year olds and 5 just turned two year olds. Someone's laying a really funky egg so she's gonna go.In my defense, a lot of the hens in my big coop are going to freezer camp in the fall (not going to mess with feeding them all winter and then not have them lay well next year because of their age) which will free up coop space for this spring/summer's hatching spree.
I left them in there unless they started causing problems, then be quick! Good Luck...go for a walk! lolMy name used to be LadyFeather.
How long should this hatchling take to dry out? I'm hovering again.
I can't wait to get the coop done so I get the garage back.