Set some eggs just now, due date 20th July.... anyone else setting just now? Hatch-Along

[AParmer]

I should add that the assisted hatch above, is the only one I was ever successfully able to candle. Seeing veins, movement, and all. The rest were very very porous and others had dark shadows in them. Couldn't make out anything other than the air sac.

 

[AParmer]

After reading this article, I'm very scared I messed up by assisting way too soon. Oh my! I hope I didn't help end his little life before it got started. :-(

 

[CAjerseychick]

Well our lone hatched chick (its now day 24) fell outa the nest box (its 2 ft up from the floor of the coop) so Mama abandoned the last 5 eggs.... She is on the floor of the coop in a nest of straw with her chick..I set up a chick feeder and waterer next to them...... I dont have an incubator,.... leaving tommorrow midday til Sat eve.... Sigh..... I guess just be happy with the one chick (her 3 chicks from last month are being raised by another hen and are doing well-- so 4 chicks isnt bad for our little home flock this season)....

 

[chickinthebator]

Tragedy over night

A second egg hatched but a third peeped then was dead when I woke up this morning. I opened up the egg and the fully born chickie was there Have given him a funeral.
But there are 2 in the breeder, and looks like 1 more chick might hatch today! It's in a blue egg! Will post some pictures now!

 

[chickinthebator]

The two amigos!

 

[Heidisgran]

woo hoo!!

 

[Heidisgran]

how's the chick today?

 

[Heidisgran]

aren't they the sweetest things

 

[AParmer]

Good morning everyone! The minute my eyes popped open I had to run and check on my assisted hatch. Here's what I found.

The little light colored on one the right!!! She made it out all on her own!

I'm absolutely thrilled that I didn't send it to it's doom rushing into helping it. I will be much more patient with the remaining 10.

Thank you so much everyone! If not for you all I might have rushed it further and killed it.

 

[Heidisgran]

adorable!