Not lockdown yet but chicks pipped...

[Artichoke Lover]

Ok so here is the 4 I have from over night. They are really knocking the other eggs around. I'm praying they havent disturbed the ones who has pipped already.

If they are fully fluffed you can open the incubator real quick and move them to the brooder.

 

[HopMomma]

If they are fully fluffed you can open the incubator real quick and move them to the brooder.

Thank you. Yah I considered it but as they peep and roll their siblings around more are hatching so I'm gonna just let them do their thing until progress stops!! Got another one while I was cooking breakfast!!

 

[HopMomma]

Ok wonderful community!! Out of 24 in lockdown to 20 hatched!!! yikes. I cant seem to get them interested in the water or food. They like the bottom of their box or the pine shavings. Oh man though what a beautiful hatch for my 1st time chickens.

 

[cmobley]

They're absorbing the yolk still they may not eat or drink for a day or so.

 

[HopMomma]

They're absorbing the yolk still they may not eat or drink for a day or so.

Ok well I thought because they were picking at the shavings they would eat their food. Guess not. What weird little fluffy legs they have too!!??

 

[Artichoke Lover]

You have fluffy legged chickens! Maybe Brahmas or Silkies?

 

[HopMomma]

The 1st two pictures are the brown/red ones that hatched. Beautiful little babies with a lot of attitude! The next one with the prominate comb I got 2 of and they came out with that comb already!! The last ones are of "Rocket" has fuzzy feet and some beautiful markings but very fluffy.

 

[HopMomma]

You have fluffy legged chickens! Maybe Brahmas or Silkies?

Can I get either of those from a none silkie/brahma hen & roo??

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Not that I know of unless one of them was a cross or had parent that was a cross. What breeds of chickens do you have?

 

[HopMomma]

Not that I know of unless one of them was a cross or had parent that was a cross. What breeds of chickens do you have?

Rooster was a polish or Black copper Maran. Hens are mixed. I have silver laced wyandotte, speckled sussex, orpington, lavender ameraucana and Rhode island reds, barred brock & welsummer. I know mixed flock. I wasn't intending on breeding but it happened when we rescued 2 roosters.