October 2016 Hatch-A-Long!!

[Roseyroberts]

Ok y'all, what's going on? I set the legbars on the 1st. All but 4 showed veining. Lst night all but 4 of the 8 looked like quitters.. The ring of death. The saffires that were set at same time and in the same incubator are doing great.

 

[Cerise1924]

Cute chick, mama did a nice job!

Good job, mama hen! Congrats on your cute chick

 

[Cerise1924]

Decided to candle at Day 10, and I'm glad I did. I was able to see seven cute silkie chicks wiggling furiously! They just look great. The four eggs that looked clear still look absolutely clear.

(Uncanny moment: My son asked "Did you use any names from the tragedies?"

I realized that the eggs that I named after tragic characters are the ones that have no life: Antony, Cleopatra, Romeo and Mercutio. The eggs named from Shakespearean comedies are alive and well!)

Will wait and see about the upended egg with the detatched air cell. I just want to leave it alone now, to give it a chance.

Happy hatch-a-long to all!

Hoping for my Magnificent Seven Silkies around October 20.

 

[Cerise1924]

The eggs are shaking some, some I think we're getting closer to hatch. Weee.

Whole lotta shakin' going on? Yay! When is your hatch date?

 

[Mylied]

Whole lotta shakin' going on? Yay! When is your hatch date?

It's either today or tomorrow. The ihatch chicken app says today is hatch day. I set them on the 19th, so maybe it's tomorrow they are due. No pipping yet, so we'll see. I've very impatiently waiting. I hate not being able to touch or candle them.

 

[darkbluespace]

It's either today or tomorrow. The ihatch chicken app says today is hatch day. I set them on the 19th, so maybe it's tomorrow they are due. No pipping yet, so we'll see. I've very impatiently waiting. I hate not being able to touch or candle them.

Especially when there are no pips, you can candle them to see if there are internal pips!

 

[Mylied]

Especially when there are no pips, you can candle them to see if there are internal pips!

Oh goodness, don't tell me that. ;-)

 

[Mylied]

I spotted a pip! It's on the underside, so it could've been there earlier. Luckily I did not open the incubator. :-D This is so exciting and nerve wracking at the same time.

 

[lpatelski]

I spotted a pip! It's on the underside, so it could've been there earlier. Luckily I did not open the incubator. :-D This is so exciting and nerve wracking at the same time.

Go Chicks!

 

[AustralorpsAU]

Any little Blue Australorps pipping yet? @BlueBaby