Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[joletabey]

Della is beautiful!!! What a nice looking girl! Where did you get her? Do you have more Dels? Welcome to this thread!!!!

 

[rancher hicks]

If your there I need an answer. I have a bantam egg hatching right now and it's only day 19. I thought they took 21 and that they would be late cuz the temp was so low on many days. I have 22 other eggs in the incu. 2 bantam and 20 standard. What do I do? If it hatches and the others aren't due til thur. or fri.

 

[kathyinmo]

If it is hatching, it will be fine in the bator. Is it just a pip, or is it hatching? It can be 24 hours or longer between pip and hatch. If it is the only one, and is hatched, dry and fluffy ..... and you have no other pips, you could quickly remove it to the brooder. It is best to not open the bator if you have other pips. I leave mine in for up to 24 hours.

 

[rancher hicks]

It's hatched! I've done the egg carton thing. Poor little guy is having a hard time getting out. Maybe the egg carton is to big and I didn't cut it small enough.

 

[kathyinmo]

He will be fine. I have used egg cartons before. It is just tired from working so hard to get out. He will dry off and be fluffy and running around pretty soon, I imagine.

 

[kathyinmo]

I can't send you a PM .... your inbox is full.

 

[rancher hicks]

Well if this one is any indication it zipped pretty good and fast. Noticed the pip at around 4 pm. This is one strong chick. It's out and rolling

 

[kathyinmo]

Do you have any more pips in there? Maybe they will all join you early. In my recent hatch I had one BR hatch a full 24 hours before any of the others even pipped. I just waited til he was dry and fluffy and I did pull him out of the bator into the brooder.

 

[Firearia]

Oh boy delawaregirl09, those are beautiful Delawares there! Even though I'm not a huge fan of the actual breed, I absolutely adore yours! They're so pretty! <3

 

[rancher hicks]

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No more pips. Should I wait til the morning? Usually my hatches are late. Do bantams hatch early? The only other bantam hatches I've had are broody hatches. There are two other bantam eggs but one I'm doubtful about. The rest are standards.