Setting up the bator and setting shipped eggs this week....anyone else wanna join?

[chickenlickin8]

Depends on how many hatch from this batch! Got 12 on the ground, 12 or 13 pipping, 2 zipping, and one was breach and drowned

In all, not bad so far! I will keep everyone posted. Got 2 pics attached here, but if you look on youtube find the handle suzanneshawesq, it's the very first one hatching. Almost 10 minutes but a great video!

How cute!!!! It makes me want to HATCH more eggs....I can't stand it!!! MUST HATCH!!!!!

 

[chickenlickin8]

24 beautiful Catdance eggs arrived in perfect condition this morning!!! WooHoo!!!! Here we go again!

Awesome!!! Can't wait to hear your progress with these eggs. Can you take a pic of the eggs? I have never seen silkie eggs? Are they white or brown?

 

[fishermans wife]

There was so much care in wrapping these eggs! They are various shades of very light brown. Great variety - Black, White, Porcelain, Lavender, Splash, Buff, Partridge! I was taking eggs from my own hens to add to them...then realized I don't need any more right now...and want to wait until I have broodies as there is an ultimate space number!!! Honestly, I can't help myself...I think I need intervention!!

 

[chickenlickin8]

Good morning Justine, I have been reading up on sexing chickens - there seems to be a lot of debate on it! How do you sex yours? Feathers, vent, patterning?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. My BSLs are easy, it's the RIR that I've no clue on...

HI Melinda, I have done pretty good with the wing feather method when the chicks are two or three days old. If the chicks are older than that...like mine that are approaching 3 weeks, you should be able to tell by the comb size on RIR, the male should be considerably larger than a pullet especially by 5 to 6 weeks. Plus they stand taller and have bigger feet. I have sexed my Black Australorp and Lavender Orps by the comb size at 3 weeks with good success.

Hope this info helps. How old are yours now? Take a pic and PM me if you like.

 

[chickenlickin8]

There was so much care in wrapping these eggs! They are various shades of very light brown. Great variety - Black, White, Porcelain, Lavender, Splash, Buff, Partridge! I was taking eggs from my own hens to add to them...then realized I don't need any more right now...and want to wait until I have broodies as there is an ultimate space number!!! Honestly, I can't help myself...I think I need intervention!!

Thanks! 2 dozen beautiful eggs you have there....how EGG-citing...LOL! They are larger than I thought they would be. I envisioned bantam size eggs for silkies. You definitely need an intervention. Can't wait to see your hatch results!!!

How are the first silkie babies doing?

 

[rockinro]

How cute!!!! It makes me want to HATCH more eggs....I can't stand it!!! MUST HATCH!!!!!

OMG! This is the coolest picture, ever!!! I love it! (I mean the one with all the yellowish spotted eggs with the chicks hatching out).

 

[rockinro]

Intervention? hahahahaha..that is hilarious!!!

There was so much care in wrapping these eggs! They are various shades of very light brown. Great variety - Black, White, Porcelain, Lavender, Splash, Buff, Partridge! I was taking eggs from my own hens to add to them...then realized I don't need any more right now...and want to wait until I have broodies as there is an ultimate space number!!! Honestly, I can't help myself...I think I need intervention!!

 

[noahsmom]

There was so much care in wrapping these eggs! They are various shades of very light brown. Great variety - Black, White, Porcelain, Lavender, Splash, Buff, Partridge! I was taking eggs from my own hens to add to them...then realized I don't need any more right now...and want to wait until I have broodies as there is an ultimate space number!!! Honestly, I can't help myself...I think I need intervention!!

YAY! and yes maybe just a little bit of Intervention. Look forward to watching these babies grow! Just one more week I HOPE until mine are here.

 

[fishermans wife]

Thanks! 2 dozen beautiful eggs you have there....how EGG-citing...LOL! They are larger than I thought they would be. I envisioned bantam size eggs for silkies. You definitely need an intervention. Can't wait to see your hatch results!!!

How are the first silkie babies doing?

First silkie babies are doing well! They are in that post fuzz pre big girl feather age (like Jr. High!) Just look funny...but they are going to be adorable! I did lose one at 12 days that just did not thrive. Broke my heart - it was my favorite, but just did not grow. I cared for it practically around the clock, started them on corid, hand fed, everything I could think of, but sadly it didn't make it. The others are growing way to fast...and so funny! I am really enjoying them!

These Catdance eggs overall are larger than the other ones I previously hatched. They are certainly smaller then regular eggs, but larger than I expected! I think that is good! I am running the bator now, and everything seems good, so I plan to put them in late tonight or early in the morning! All the aircells were intact! Amazing!

 

[adjllee]

Day 20 and we have a pip my daughter is SO excited, she doesn't want to go to school today