Setting Eggs Sept. 24th-Oct. 4th-Last Hatch of the Year. Anyone care to join me?

[ChickenPeep]

So sweet!!! Are those cedar shavings? They are poisonous...

POISONOUS?! What!?

 

[debchick]

POISONOUS?! What!?

Use pine shavings. Cedar poisonous to chickens thats what I was told and they are simply adorable babies!!!

 

[ChickenPeep]

Well thank you so much for telling me! I ran down right away and replaced it with hay.
I absiloutley love my chicks! Do you have any idea what breed they are?

 

[Texasmja]

Well thank you so much for telling me! I ran down right away and replaced it with hay.
I absiloutley love my chicks! Do you have any idea what breed they are?

I prefer hay over pine shavings for newborn chicks. But yes cedar should never be used.

 

[novanod1966]

well the first four mille fleur d'uccle eggs didnt work out ....2 of them were clear, 1 had a blood ring (late), and the last 1 had a fully formed chick (that was in lockdown) but didnt hatch. the air cell was "u" shaped (because of being a shipped egg) and my power went out 1 day.

as for the 2nd hatching of mille fleur eggs: all four look to be good and are due to hatch around the 18th of october so getting close to lockdown with them. fingers crossed for them. the call duck eggs will be closing in on their due date after the second mille flleur eggs hatch.... so excited for the remainder of the month. my humidity goes from 60% (top end just after adding water) and 30% (low end before adding more water). the temps stay at 99.5 degrees. the lockdown hatcher i try to keep 60-65% humidity and 99.5 degrees.

 

[CluckyCharms]

Adorable chicky pictures and it sounds like this will be a busy weekend!

 

[dwegg]

Guess what!
On their 4th and final try, my girls got what they wanted! Both chicks hatched yesterday afternoon which was day 19. The one under my blue silkie is an OEGB that's black with white spots and the one under my buff-blue is an OEGB that's yellow/brown with a white spot on it's head. I'm so happy! I can't wait to see what these chicks will grow up to look like. I will get pics soon. e  

Yay! So happy for you...can't wait for pics of chicks and their mommas

 

[dwegg]

When I do them I start by making a small hole in the top of the egg to see if they have internally pipped and then peel away the shell going downward to see the membranes etc. I use a dissecting kit that I bought off of ebay. I wear protective eyewear and must look like a mad scientist when I am doing it.

I use a pair of tweezers and do the same...make a hole in the big end at the air ell and I take that part of the shell off....usually you can see what happened by then....I don't go too far past that as it is gross. Then I put them in a zip lock bag and say a little something before putting them in the trash...

 

[dwegg]

Dog! I didn't read down far enough....yay...chick pics...so cute...are your moms separated with their chicks?


Oh....and I have my first PIP!!! And one is Rockin and Rollin....I'm so excited!

I know tomorrow is day 21 but I was starting to think that nothing was going to happen and it flashed throu my head...OMG! I do something wrong and they are all dead!

 

[Brookhavens]

Winter and her baby.









Pumpkin's baby

How sweet they are!!!