Reject Hatching Eggs - aka "The Undesirable Egg Experiment"

[Meg-in-MT]

Rocket next to Sticky's pip.

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Rocket snoozing between the eggs is possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

They are adorable, it makes me want chicks.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

A 3rd chick is hatched, wasn't one of the misfits but I'll share pictures momentarily and the 2nd oblong egg appears to be zipping now!

 

[aart]

They're all girls until proven otherwise. LOL

but was one of the porous eggs.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Update on the hatch! Good news and bad news. I checked the repaired crack egg (Crackles) and it was definitely gone. I would say it likely quit around day 15-16 and was quite stinky so I didn't do an eggtopsy for those that are curious. It either failed due to bacteria or because of the amount of wax needed to cover the crack effecting the gas exchange. I'm not opposed to trying again in the future but I will probably try nail polish or the membrane trick next time.

Good news! ALL of the other eggs are pipped! So 3 hatched and 7 pipped eggs in the incubator.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

This is chick #3, she wasn't one of the misfits but she's cute as can be!

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

SO DARNED CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love little chicks. They just make me want MORE

 

[CluckNDoodle]

SO DARNED CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love little chicks. They just make me want MORE

You definitely always need more chickens! lol

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

You definitely always need more chickens! lol

I know, there is a place in Olympia Washington that I plan on getting welbars from, and I want to get australorps and d'anvers and salmon faverolles as well as every other chicken in existence

 

[K0k0shka]

Aww, RIP Crackles. That's till a great hatch rate though! And those chicks are beyond adorable.