November 2022 Hatch-a-long

[Cluckatar]

I'm having trouble with patience this hatch. The first two hatched yesterday afternoon and evening. I have two more pipped that are being soooo slow. I'm concerned about shrink-wrap, but I have not opened the incubator. I'm making myself wait until this evening before I take any action. My percentages are pretty low for this group

 

[gimmie birdies]

Now that my eggs are in the incubator, I seem more centered, and calm. I still have eggs I ordered from meyer's coming next year, but that is so far off at the moment.

Eggs have been in 2 days the temp has been holding, in incubator, but I am going to put the incubator in an open cabinet, just to keep the heat better. (I have them currently in a bedroom that is not quite as warm as the rest of the house, but they are out of the way. temps around incubator should be about 70, I will not be able to keep that temp in that room. )

 

[Cluckatar]

Final results... four chicks. I would have liked a better hatch rate, but after dropping the lid on eggs the first day, having three days of cold room temp alarm overnight and then dropping a flashlight taking out another egg on final candling... four feels like a win.

3 Svart Hona (from 12 shipped eggs)
1 Black Copper Marans (from 2 home eggs)

 

[gimmie birdies]

14 of the 15 shipped eggs developing day almost 4.

 

[chickfused]

I have peeping eggs. Yay. Sigh.

 

[gimmie birdies]

14 day 6.

 

[chickfused]

Ended up with 5 fluffy babies, one broke through it's membrane, but never pipped. They are Crested Cream Legbar x Russian Pavlovskaya and they are already cute as the dickens! I didn't want more chickens dammit!

 

[gimmie birdies]

13 left day 9/10.