setting eggs tonight!! anyone else?

[hdowden]

the long awaited pics of the 2 babies that i got, the flash kept making them jump

 

[LaynaDon95]

What cuties! I'm glad you got some. They are adorable. <3

 

[CALI CHICK]

hdowden-they are so sweet and fluffy. I can't wait until mine dry off and I can pick them up. At the rate of this hatch, that might not be until Sunday afternoon.

Still just have the one chick. 2 other eggs have small pips. The first hatchling is doing her best to bump everyone and make noise. I'm so thankful one hatched or I would be very discouraged. Now I'm just wondering why the others are taking so long?

I really hope they hatch!

 

[CayuseRanch]

Congrats y Calif, what breeds are you hatching?

 

[CayuseRanch]

Darn auto correct

 

[cowchick11]

Cali - Are you doing the baby chickie dance? How many eggs do you have in right now?

hdowden, if the flash makes them jump then use a sandwitch bag over the flash if it is a pop- up one or stretch the baggie over without blocking the flash on a flat one. I really like parchment paper better but the baggies work well too.

They are a refractive tool to knock the flash back a little bit (it is a diffuser). Maybe it will be enough to not scare your chicks.

 

[CALI CHICK]

OUR 2ND BABY CHICK JUST HATCHED!

We still have 8 eggs -1 of which is pipped. (We put 10 silkies in lockdown.) These are mostly Black/Blue silkies and a couple of Black/Blue/Splash silkies.

Cowchick...yes, my whole family (even my DH) is excited. My son is dancing for joy. I'll admit, I'm a little too tired to dance right now.

You should see them wobble around in the 'bator-like a pin-ball machine. It's a wonder they don't break open the other eggs.​

 

[cowchick11]

Well, just did my last check to make sure everyone is o.k.

Got my four little chicks safely tucked under their new broody mom!

Elenore, my top prize winning Black Orp, the one that went broody just as I started collecting eggs is "the mom". None of my Orps hatched and I will separate for a show tomorrow so I'm thinking about purchasing some BBS orp eggs for the Easter hatch along. Why does the hatch along start on the 17 of March? To get chicks the day before Easter so the chicks are up and looking like chicks for the morning, right? I'll be at a show that weekend, if they ever post their entries!!!

Yup, just checked, they are a month out as of today and not book or entry form posted yet. Don't know when the entries are due but this is not the way to build a show. NOT THE WAY TO RUN A SHOW EITHER!!!

So, not sure how that might work out. Guess I shouldn't complain to loud as I don't have time to take on anything else. Plus it would be like work! Don't want to miss time to bad with shipped eggs. Kind of lurking around the auction part of the site to see if there is anything that interests me. The answer is YES!!!

I like too many and would like to try several but I'm trying to keep myself to one or two chicken projects (one or two breeds and maybe related colors). Plus the cows, that I also show and you know WORK!
I saw that some have gone right into another hatch and others are waiting for the Easter one.

What are you all hatching? When, if ever, do you put your bators away?

 

[Corg33]

Ooh! yay! How many and what kind?

16 silkie and 15 mille fleur d'uccle

She took her time zipping around her shell, but didn't give up. Here she is...............

She was on her back, flopping around when I took this picture.

CUTE!!!!!

Awwwww.

wook at her!
Congrats on your first baby!! A pretty thing, she is, too.

 

[Corg33]

the long awaited pics of the 2 babies that i got, the flash kept making them jump

ADORABLE!!!!!!!