Saint Patty's Hatch!!!!

[silkieluver_07]

11 Blue/Black Rosecombs, 5 Partridge Silkies, 6 Buff Silkies, 4 Blue/Black/Splash Silkies (all from Swheat) and 18 Black Roscomb eggs (from Msbear).

 

[Cornychick]

I candles about half of the eggs last night and it looks like we have developement. I also added 2 eggs from my own flock. I don't know if they have been fertilized or not. They have just started to lay and last month the roos started crowing and fighting each other, so we will see. If they are, it will be the first one from my own flock. I can't wait until I don't have to order eggs anymore to hatch!!!

 

[Cornychick]

Update. My little green egg that I got from my own flock is developing! I'm now double excited. I get to hatch one of my own eggs for the first time.

 

[silkieluver_07]

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Congrats

 

[rcentner]

hope your hatch goes well! I have a hen that just went broody and we should have some st patty's day babies here too! good luck!

 

[teddiliza]

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Thanks! I just set 21 porcelain d'uccle eggs from my own flock since my local egg buyer was a no call/no show. If they all hatch, I'll be in trouble!

 

[Cornychick]

Thanks for the good vibes guys! I have a confession on my obsession.......

I ordered 22 duck eggs & 20 Orp/Rock eggs that I will be setting this Sunday probably. Time to fire up the other two bators!!!!

 

[Cornychick]

I woke up to one little chick hatched and no other pips that I could see. This time I laid the eggs on thier sides for lockdown instead of using cartons. We will see if I get better results. I'm just glad that I had one hatch on day 21. I must have done something right. I got discouraged last chicken hatch when I had about $80 invested in maran eggs and NONE hatched. I hope my little one is not the only one to hatch. I will get him a buddy from the feed store if I have to so he isn't lonely.

 

[teddiliza]

Wow, this thread kind of dried up!

Mine are doing better than I thought, considering some of them were 10 days old (result of my buyer being a no-show) and it being february, with lots of temperature fluctuations. Temp got to 103 for a few hrs there one day, but out of 21 eggs I set, I had 19 fertile and 2 of those quitters. So my remaining is 17 of 21 still developing and looking good on day 10. So then I'll have MORE D'UCCLES if all goes well

 

[Arizona Chickens]

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So sorry to hear that

But the best of luck to you in the future.