October Hatching ... How many are in? I'm due to hatch on 10/17

[gryeyes]

When I got home from work last night, the little glued-up FBCM was able to stand upright and move around in the incubator. I took it out and very carefully held it under really warm running water and smooshed its gooky feathers around, then towel-dried it and put it back into the 'bator to dry off and hopefully fluff up.

Then I realized there were THREE newly hatched chicks in another 'bator! Wahooo! BUCKEYES!!!!!!

Later last night, I took the dry FBCM out and looked it over carefully. At first I thought it had no eyes! AAAUGGH!! then realized they were simply glued shut, still. So I gently opened them, then put it in the brooder with all the other chicks. (Dipping beak in water and feed.) Everybody gathered around to check it out, and peck at funny bits of still not quite fluffy fuzz. It pecked back!! Hehehehhe. Even though it looks so ... raggedy... compared to the other all fluffed out and very active chicks (4 FBCM and 5 Salmon Favoerelles), it can hold its own quite well! I'm pleased.

And this morning a 4th Buckeye was out of its shell in the Buckeye 'bator. Hopefully they'll all be fluffed up tonight when I get home from work.

 

[Marthab1953]

There a chick... :

I had my first batch of eggs hatch last Saturday (BOs and Welsummers)...my first time, a new Brinsea incubator, shipped eggs and 100% hatched!

I don't think I will ever be able to top that!

Thats great! Congrats.

 

[EdistoChicks]

I have 2 BBS Orpington babies so far. They appear that one is black, and the other is splash! I would be so happy if that was the case, all my other orpingtons from the same seller have been blue. I love furry babies

 

[8ROYALS]

Day 21 and nothing...hopefullyu tonight or tomorrow...please little ones..just checking to say..still nothingI hate waiting...lol

 

[Newyorkrita]

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Wow, I can't immagine were you put all these little chicks to brood them. But it sounds wonderful top have all those hatching.

 

[Newyorkrita]

Since tonight was week two on my Lavendar Orps eggs I decided to candel again tonight. Seven of the eight eggs are definately good. It's neat as I can see the air pockets and the veining as well as dark spots that are the developing chicks. The last might be a quitter as the dark spot is too small compaired to the others and I can not see veining. But I marked it and put it back in the incubator as I am not sure. This will be my second hatch but I am so hooked.

 

[Chillin with Chooks]

Right on time, the chicks are going 'cheep'. Fraggle, the surrogate mum, stood up when she saw us this morning to expose the nest and we saw one little wet mess of feathers. One had not made it, the rest were still in their eggs. There is the potential of eight chicks now. My husband lifted Fraggle up so I wouldn't be pecked while I removed the little one that didn't make it. Clearly I had chosen the right task, as Fraggle 'exploded' all over hubby in an incredibly smelly mess.

We now have one live chick cheeping noisily underneath Fraggle. Here's hoping the rest hatch. It's an exciting day.

By the way, what is FBCM?

 

[Newyorkrita]

French Black Copper Marans

 

[EdistoChicks]

I ended up with only 2 babies out of 30 eggs. The rest were infertile. None had any development whatsoever. I think the post office scrambled the eggs real good! The babies I hatched are a splash and a black orpington. The black one is having a problem where it walks normal and then falls on its hocks for no apparent reason. I decided to put some powerade in their water, just a splash. Now they are running around like they are on drugs. I think he may have needed some sugar. I will take pics tomorrow.

 

[Chillin with Chooks]

Thanks, I thought it would have something to do with the breed. I'm such a "newby", and very anxious about today, the hatching day. I keep on having to dash outside to listen for the cheeping. The chick I saw was still wet and sticky. Is there anything I should do?