pips and zip and LOTS of pics... Lockdown.......Hatch date 8/28

[LarryPQ]

Sizzle # 2 -Popped out like popcorn---He was annoyed I turned the flashlight on him. VERY NOISY. I like a chick with attitude.

Edit: He has funny toes. I know a silkie will have an extra, but the outside one is curled under (like if your hand made the #4. Making booties.

 

[cluck-addict]

omg. How on earth am I going to go to sleep or work tomorrow.
COngrats on the new one Laree!

 

[muddipuppy]

We're very close. My hatching date starts Friday night!

 

[ginbart]

Congrats on the new one Laree.

I moved mine over to my LG for the last 3 days and I checked the temp this A.M. and it was 103.5. Just great. I guess I will see what happens on Friday night.

 

[HBuehler]

I have one EE that didn't want to wait until the 28th just hatched perfectly..thinking it was my chirper for the past several days.

12 more to go with this hatch. My 26th hatch started yesterday and rest are zipped now

 

[cluck-addict]

Quote:
OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[juliechick]

It's day 20! Since these are bantams, I was hoping for early pips. Nothing yet. Maybe this afternoon

 

[TXmom]

How exciting...all these little "early birds"

Congratulations Hbuehler and Laree!!!

Laree...sometimes when chicks are born with curled toes, people make a little "shoe" to help them straighten out. You can wait a day or so to see if it fixes itself, and if not, cut a little piece of cardboard the size of her foot and tape it to the bottom of her foot with the toe flattened out on it.

 

[HBuehler]

My little girl(see I'm hopeful here) has dried some a little EE with 5 toes on one foot and feathered legs-not heavy like our little Cochin but feathers all the way down.Guess we have a keeper here

 

[LarryPQ]

TXmom-

Yeah, I made booties outta sports tape. I think this will be the second chicken we have named out of 17 (they are all still chicks, no one is crowing yet).

I think I'll name him "Ducky" or "Spats".

Suggestions?

One egg left for this batch. I thought I saw it rock yesterday, but still nothing.