My 2021 Hatch-A-Long!

[Tonyroo]

Well, that escalated quickly...

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Cute chick.

 

[Offshoreorca]

Yay! How cute So exciting! Mine are a week along and I will candle them to check for growth tomorrow.

 

[sassy1637]

7 total this morning (so far)

 

[sassy1637]

Day after "hatch day"

I have 9 fully hatched, one more about halfway done, and it looks like at least one more will definitely hatch. 3 of the 16 eggs look like they gave up during week 3. The last 2 eggs, I can't tell if they will hatch or not.

Only one of the Buff Laced Polish/RI Red/Silkie mix eggs hatched, and I am OBSESSED with the chick. It's all white with a few black dots on it's back. It looks like it has black skin, and feet like a silkie, has the big puff on it's head.... Looks like it could be a giant paint colored silkie. I can't wait to see how it changes, and if the feathers will be smooth or not. Here are some pictures:

Most of them have cochin traits, so my cochin/silkie mix rooster must be a busy guy. Definitely have one all black silkie.

I'll keep posting more as they grow

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

What fun!

 

[sassy1637]

Here's a better picture of the polish/rired/silkie mix:

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

Here's a better picture of the polish/rired/silkie mix:

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Crazy cool.

 

[sassy1637]

I can't remember if I mentioned this or not-
I started with 22 eggs. 6 of them were not fertilized, so 16 eggs all in all in the incubator. 4 of them quit about halfway through the incubation period. I did have trouble controlling the humidity of this incubator. 10 hatched, 2 never pipped. I ended up losing a chick at the one week mark after it hatched. So, I have 9 total! Only one has true silkied feathers, so my cochin/silkie mixes have been busy. I will keep updating with pictures as they grow. They were 2 weeks old in this picture

 

[sassy1637]

Here it is! The chick I've been obsessing over since day 1!

Silkie x RIR/Polish mix. Too cool!

Here are some more. I ended up with 9 in total.