My Araucana Hatch! * 4 HATCHED - Chick PICS!! *

[kyeschicks]

 

[MichiganWoods]

As eggciting as it is, I may just have to crash out early tonight and *gasp* miss some of them actually hatching.

I only had 3 hours of sleep last night.

 

[MichiganWoods]

Well, I had to get up for it anyway. 4:30AM rolls around and DH nudges me and says, "What is that noise?!" Then after a minute or so he adds, "I think one of the chicks hatch!"

Sure enough...

So does that little butt-nubbins mean he/she will have a tail? And... does he/she look sorta blue??

OK back to bed with me.

 

[MichiganWoods]

8:15AM or so... finally got up again. #2 hatched! And this one doesn't have a nearly as pronounced butt-nubbins! So maybe I've got one tailed and one rumpless? This one looks pretty dark. I'm guessing black.

And now that #1 is drying out, I see some variations in his/her fluff. Some darker and lighter gray. What is that, splash?

^ I is as sleepy as my people-mommy ^

Both of the white eggs have pips and are starting to zip. Still not seeing much with those two other eggs. Once all the little guys are zipped and dried off, I'll move them to the brooder and then check the last two.

 

[NurseNettie]

Oh they are so so so so cute!!! I love those sleepy faces!

 

[MichiganWoods]

Yeah they are adorable at this stage.

I went back in and took a closer look at my dark guy, and I think he's actually a dark splash. He's got a lot of variations in his fluff that should be quite interesting to see when he's all dried out.

 

[TheDuckCrew]

congrats! they are adorable!! i think more pics will be in order soon...

 

[wingnut1]

AdORable!!!!!

 

[goldnchocolate]

Those pics are nice and clear! Have anymore hatched?

 

[MichiganWoods]

Not yet. But I noticed a little pest in the incubator.

I hope it doesn't try and bite the babies.