Rob's First Incubation Attempt - Questions and Journal

[skeeter9]

Yes, MP is right! You've got to whistle and chirp to them, then they'll hurry up and hatch! Don't worry, your wife and daughters will get used to you acting like a fool over the bator!! Can't wait to see what hatches.

 

[wegotchickens]

Actually, I'd get the kids to talk to them. Those little girl voices will perk those peeps right up! They'd sound like siblings

 

[L*A*G*]

GO CHIIES GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

The second pipper is making good progress. The first is taking its time. One of the really big maran eggs is rocking quite a bit, but no pip yet.

Going to my wife's grandpa's 92nd b-day tonight so I hope we don't miss too much action!

 

[Wildsky]

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How do you plan to peel two little girls off the bator window?

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Well, 2 minutes before it was time to leave I told Emily to come take a look because it had zipped around much more of the shell than we cold see.

Well, all of a sudden there was a flurry of activity and within 5 minutes we had this:

And here are the proud new mama's (all 3 of them):

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

BTW, what do you do when one chick hatches out way before all the others and is rolling around like a drunken gorilla and rolling all the other eggs all over the inside of the bator?

 

[hinkjc]

Leave him do his work. He will encourage the others to hatch. Trust me on this. Don't open that bator until the hatch is over.

eta - congrats on the first peep! Great pics!

 

[MissPrissy]

Leave the chick in the bator. It'll be fine. So will the eggs.

Those are 3 happy faces! Where is #4?

 

[MissPrissy]

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Emily - Every crochet-a-holic on the forum wants to know -

May we please see Alana's shawl/wrap in close up?

Rob, please offer us a nice photo selection of your child's fashionable wrap in the photo above.