Setting Today (03-02-2012)

[curranchickens]

I cannot wait to see all your baby chick pics!

 

[Barbedwirecat]

Can't keep up with the little buggers. 4 out of the eggs, 11 more to go!! (oh and 7 have pipped!) This is my BR x Araucana cross

 

[dreamer5577]

Aw what a little cutie! Congrats!

 

[1sttimechick]

Tonight we go into lockdown! Soooo excited! I will be home all day tomorrow but i'll be at work all day Thursday and friday so we set up a web cam so I can watch with my phone! Woohoo!

 

[chkinut]

awww! barbedwirecat!! you have the very first chick pic!! i'm so excited! mine are on day 20 today....can't wait till tomorrow! woohoo! i have 2 feed store chicks....can't remember if i told you guys....but i got them yesterday....1 RIR (Daisy Mae) and 1 BSL (Delilah). cute girls! soon they'll have more friends....hopefully!

 

[Coop de Grille]

Mine are in lockdown, due tomorrow. No signs of movement and no pipping yet.

 

[RollinWithTheStones]

I'm in the same boat, no movement, pipping or peeping they are due tomorrow. I'm so wanting them to hurry up and get here.

 

[chkinut]

mine are due tomorrow and i have ONE pip and a peep!

it won't be long guys!!!

 

[curranchickens]

Mine are in lockdown, due tomorrow. No signs of movement and no pipping yet.

I am new so I would like to ask, is that sharpie marker on there? I thought you could only use pencil? Isn't sharpie markers toxic? If they are safe to use, I would love to use them on my eggs from now on...

 

[chiqita]

I am new so I would like to ask, is that sharpie marker on there? I thought you could only use pencil? Isn't sharpie markers toxic? If they are safe to use, I would love to use them on my eggs from now on...

Yes, its safe to use. Do a search on BYC and see the sharpie test eggs that did fine. That particular test convinced me and we use it on the quails now, seems fine. On a egg note. only 7 of my eggs were fertile and passed the chick/no chick test. I was crushed. the breeder offered me more eggs so ill start again after the silkies that are in for the Easter hatch are in lockdown. The 7 look ok, but its sooo hard to tell with Maran eggs, all you can see is a dark area and a not QUITE as dark area....