Pictures of 107 eggs and the Great Chicken Hatch of 2011.

[202roosterlane]

UPDATE:

December 14- 5 (2 Marans, 2 RIRs, 1 silkie)
December 15 - 7 (1 Maran, 1 RIR, 5 silkies)
December 16 - 1 (1 silkie)
December 23 - 2 (1 buff serama, 1 buff silkie)
December 26 - 5 (1 partridge, 3 black and one buff silkie) many are chirping.... got from Emvickery
December 27 - 6 (3 partridge silkie, 1 black, 1 dark silver,AND 1 MF D'Uccle/MF OEGB)
December 28 - 4 (3 white silkies, 1 buff silkie)
December 29 - 10 (2 white, 1 partridge, 2 silverish blues maybe? and 2 black, and 3 buffs silkies)
December 30 - 10 (2 RIRs, 2 silkies, 6 seramas) and still hatching!
December 31 - 11 (8 silkies through the night, 2 silkie this morning and a 1 MF D'Uccle/MF OEGB) That bator is a mess!
January 1 -
January 2 -
RUNNING TOTAL = 61- eggs live hatch
12 grew to about 90% and never made it to hatch day
29 did not candle well after day 12 (not fertllized, bloodring, PO handling, etc)

TOTAL WAITING TO HATCH: 5
CURRENT HATCH RATE IS: 59.8%

I AM EGGhausted!!! and my 1st bater I just set 41 eggs, 2nd bator I just set 20 and lock down bator has 5. There is roughly another 60 eggs coming from auctions and swaps.
I figure only 60-70% of those will hatch. BUT THEN I AM DONE PEEPS.

As a matter a fact I am going to take a nap right now. Maybe those other 2 RIRs will hatch while I am sleeping.

 

[Cindyandal]

Well today is lockdown day....I am so excited

...I cant hardly wait to get my own little fluffy chicks. Everyone's new babies are sooooo cute....just want to snuggle them all. Congrats to all the new parents!

 

[sunnyllama]

Nice job! They look great!