Setting my eggs tonight (April 10) Any tips?

[PaintedMeadows]

Yay!!!

We have 1 chick hatched out all of the way for sure!! It is an ee and a second ee is almost all of the way out!! So they are 2 for 3 so far which is great because last year the ees didn't hatch. We only have 1 ee hen, we lost the other to a fox last year along with 11 other hens and our rooster. Also, 1 of the maran eggs is pipped and working hard on zipping with lots to say about it! I can't see much else but they are under a broody and I obviously didn't want to take her off the nest.

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[EastinChickens]

No eggs hatched yet... getting worried, no more pips, zips, cracks, nuthin.

 

[dak]

ditto

 

[PaintedMeadows]

Awww, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you two.

We have 2 chicks out now. An ee and a cuckoo maran with another maran pipped and an ee zipping. So exciting! The kids are loving it!! So is the momma, Scrunchie!!

 

[EastinChickens]

Well, I contacted the breeder of the eggs I purchased. She said that if they don't hatch she'll give me another set of eggs to replace them.

 

[Jennmom2three]

Mine are rockin away...tomorrow at 0700 am is the start of day 20...maybe something soon....

gonna be a long night

 

[EastinChickens]

Should I be worried that it is day 20 and nobody is rocking?

 

[Bluemoon420]

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No, Mine didn't do a thing on day 20. They can hatch out later than 21 days.

Bluemoon

 

[EastinChickens]

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No, Mine didn't do a thing on day 20. They can hatch out later than 21 days.

Bluemoon

Okay, thanks for the reassurance. Hope the rest of your eggs hatch out.

 

[Bluemoon420]

The last silkie egg hatched so that's good.

I have 3 EE eggs left that haven't done anything, but we will wait and see on those. So the total tally as of now is....8 silkie chicks, and 1 EE chick. When the little one dries off, I'll move those to the temporary brooder while we wait and see on the last 3 eggs. I'm not complaining though, 9 out of 12 isn't bad.

Bluemoon