"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[cree57i]

I set 17 Golden Cuckoo Marans this morning, (3/31), along with 3 isabelle leghorns and 3 Silverudds Blue in one incubator. I already have 24 assorted SB, SFH and isabelle leghorns in another incubator due to hatch in 7 days whenever that is.

Also a cuckoo marans has been sitting for 3 or 4 days on at least 12 eggs. I put SB, isabelle leghorn and blue copper marans under her, but no telling what else she has commandeered.

Today, an australorp decided she is broody. She has a BYM under her and as soon as I can catch her off the nest she will have some SFH's under there too. IDK how many eggs she has.

The broody disease has begun!

All said, I have a minimum of 60 eggs set at this moment, but knowing my broody hens it is a lot more than that!

 

[Chaos18]

How old are they?
ADORABLE!

They'll be one week old tomorrow.

I can't count I guess. Or the bator fairy added another rail when I wasn't watching. They all fit! So they're all set. e

@lindalouly @LocalYokel

12 isbars
4 bielefelder
4 merlerault
4 niederrhiner

5 EE
2 HRIR x ?
1 BCM x?
1 polish x ?
1 cochin x ?
1 ??? X ???

e for the bator fairy

 

[mamahmendez]

So, 2 of my chicks popped out EXACTLY on time. They were set 21 days ago at 7pm and 2 popped out between 6:50 and 7:20pm.
But, I have no idea if the rest of this is going normal. I don't know if I am impatient, uneducated, worried or if something is off. Here are my stats and info I can provide. Any help or advise that is productive is welcome and appreciated.

2 hatched - they look kinda dinosaur-ish, but are moving around and active.
9 pipped - some right on air cell line some below
3 - have broken piece of shell off but not gone through the white membrane part, searched and found no additional info so I don't know if this is concerning
3 nothing at this point to report, but these were questionable at lockdown

Set at 7pm 3 Thrusdays ago; so this is either start of day 22 or start of day 21... how do chickens count again?!
Current Temp: 99.5
Current Humidity: 62%, has been from 57% to 65% for the past 24 hours.

 

[butterfliesdoku]

So, 2 of my chicks popped out EXACTLY on time.  They were set 21 days ago at 7pm and 2 popped out between 6:50 and 7:20pm.  
But, I have no idea if the rest of this is going normal.  I don't know if I am impatient, uneducated, worried or if something is off.  Here are my stats and info I can provide.  Any help or advise that is productive is welcome and appreciated.  

2 hatched - they look kinda dinosaur-ish, but are moving around and active.
9 pipped - some right on air cell line some below
3 - have broken piece of shell off but not gone through the white membrane part, searched and found no additional info so I don't know if this is concerning
3 nothing at this point to report, but these were questionable at lockdown

Set at 7pm 3 Thrusdays ago; so this is either start of day 22 or start of day 21... how do chickens count again?!
Current Temp: 99.5
Current Humidity: 62%, has been from 57% to 65% for the past 24 hours.  

Air cell size increases so much during lockdown that I wouldn't worry about pipping below that line and I'm sure the pieces of shell falling are normal

 

[LocalYokel]

Thank you! I had to look up "woosa." I'm going to use that term in a conversation tomorrow. Learn something new every day. Seriously, thank you for the I needed them.

Awww

Here's a coupla mo.

 

[0wen]

Howdy,

Putting half dozen Svart Hona eggs in a Brinsea Mini Advanced (casual hatcher so only own a small capacity incubator) tomorrow (4/1) - setting at room temp currently trying/hoping to mend air cells and such courtesy of the USPS.

 

[Honora]

Just did my Day 14 candle. 7/8 eggs are looking good, lots of veining & saw a few moving around. One was darker & a bit harder to see. The air cell seemed small on that one too. I will have to look at it more closely on Day 18.

So the remaining eggs are 6 black/lavender cuckoo Orpington sex links (males will be cuckoo, females solid black or lavender), and 2 chocolate cuckoo Orps. Really looking forward to chickies hatching next week!

 

[generaldsherman]

[COLOR=333333]ress.. this is what I have for the members of the HAL. I will need to fill in information as I get it.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@BantyChooks
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[COLOR=333333]@Chaos18
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[COLOR=333333]@campingshaws
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[COLOR=333333]@jnr005
 will be setting April 1 or 2nd.. EE, copper marans, olive eggers.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Pensmaster
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[COLOR=333333]@Yorkshire coop
 Brisea 20. Needs prayers for fertile eggs.Picking Tolbunt polish eggs up tomorrow, so   they should be hatching April 8th ish :yiipchick [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Razadia
 Barnyard mutts[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@chickygirl7
 Looking for duck and polish eggs to hatch[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@mumofsix
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[COLOR=333333]@Laurel Meadows
 Aliak J&TRanch... Hatch date planned for April1 Blue and splash Marans. plans to stagger hatch with cochin eggs in a week or so.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@howfunkyisurchicken
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[COLOR=333333]@tao chick
  Mad chicken labs?? building an incubator from a mini fridge which will start a set soon, hopefully. I have 15 Cream Brabanter due to hatch April 1st that are set in my MacGyverbator. I am considering building an incubator out of an electric grill and an old oven. I have to make a few changes to my barn before I can put all the egg incubating devices in my Mad Chicken Lab.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Jessimom
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[COLOR=333333]@mamahmendez
 Brinse 20 Looking for ancona duck eggs[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Phage
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[COLOR=333333]@jwlpoultry
  I have an update but to lazy to work with numbers at the moment.....but I have goose eggs, chickens eggs,and duck eggs all due for an April hatch. Will let you know on numbers later.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@sarah25bear
 I will be setting on April 10th not sure what all I will be hatching. I am going to take the weekend of May 1st off hoping they hatch on my birthday!!![/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@deserteggs22
 Barnyard mixes[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@FeatherCreek
 2 Royal Palm Turkey eggs Due April 1[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Purpletie3
 hatching a dozen ? in March?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@blkjak
 setting late in April[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@mollybuck
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[COLOR=333333]@CLSranch
  Dark cornish due on April 2nd.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@dolfi
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[COLOR=333333]@MotorcycleChick
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[COLOR=333333]@Sueg4332
 Set Hen turkey eggs. 5/6 5/5[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@pjnbill22
  6 cockoo bluebar, EE, Plymoth mutts.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Susieq2015
 March 28 and April 18  Saphires[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@rossfam06
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[COLOR=333333]Okay so I have decided what I am going to set. I am going to set Wood Duck eggs, Silkies, SLP, and BLRW. I will be using a LG 9300 with a replaced thermostat by Incukit as my incubator, them I will be using the farm innovators for hatching if I need it. If I set my wood duck eggs a week before then I should be okay to hatch in the LG if not then I will need to transfer.   super excited!![/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@flocktastic
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[COLOR=333333]@Saris
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[COLOR=333333]@Brittsplace
 9 silkie eggs for son    [/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]@Nin315
 Auction bought Black and blue copper marans. and white silkies from Elvis and Marylinn.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@jphendrix
 18 eggs set, hatchdate April 3 Aiming for a staggered hatch due April 10[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Sally Sunshine
  color coded calendar with color coded eggs in the bator right  Overachiever.. lol[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@mlm Mike
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[COLOR=333333]@lindalouly
 Coolerator build to hatch quail eggs and mixed mutts in April.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]  @firedragon1982
  Set 14 silkie eggs this morning, to go along with my Lav Cuckoo D'Anvers eggs and Golden Necked D'Uccle eggs. Now I just need a bantam coop....[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@jewelsong
 i ordered some Orpington eggs and will also set some Jersey Giant eggs, some RIR's and some RIR/EE mixes... hopefully I will have them ready to set this weekend?  that is my hope anyway.... can't wait for chicks![/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@brightpennies
 5 fertile chicken eggs under my banty (who has never been a mom before), 7 fertile chicken eggs in the 'bator, and 15 unknown duck eggs in the 'bator to boot. We'll see what we get. This is all for science since my only prior attempt to hatch with a broody Pekin went horribly awry. Potential due dates are April 4 and 11. I guess we'll see how it goes![/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]  @shahtir101
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[COLOR=333333]@KeyFlock
Hi all! I set 37 eggs yesterday, due to hatch on April 4th. They are a barnyard mix. Rhode Island Red rooster and Barred Rock X White Leghorn rooster. Hen wise I have: Black sex link, Red sex link, RIR, Barred Rock, White Leghorn, Brown Leghorn, Barred Rock crosses, and a Light Brahma. Looking forward to adorable chickies! [/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]Feel free to correct me. LOL[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@butterfliesdoku
 Bielefelders, Legbars and Easter Eggers![/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@ChickenGrass
 Hope to be setting cream legbars in April.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@speney
 I will be setting eggs the first of April I'm just not sure what kind yet it depends on what I can get my hands on lol[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@heatherledet
 We're set! Well the eggs are!

Day 2! Due on the 4th! [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@country lovin
  On the waiting list for some cream legbar eggs so I might be in![/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@hereorthere
 Just have a variety of BCMs, Welsummers, and Olive Egger's.  Prolly more Olives - can't wait to see what hatches.  [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@harrellkd
  I'll be putting more eggs in the first of April[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@Honora
  I will be setting Orpington eggs from Papa's Poultry again.  I just sold my cockerel a couple of weeks ago & he had just been starting to mate the hens so I might throw in a couple of my hens' eggs as well & see if anything hatches.  Those would be half lemon cuckoo Orp and half bbs bantam Orp if any hatch.  Now that I think of it I should probably check a few & see if they look fertile. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@CoopDeDoo
 I am getting some eggs to put under my broody this weekend - should hatch April 8th(ish)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]@firedragon1982
 hopping into the HAL a little late. Just received 12 D'uccle and 6 D'Anvers eggs...[/COLOR]

and me!!! NN, runner duck eggs, lone turkey egg (only 1 out of 3 that didn't quit), CCL and a mixed dozen of a few different breeds (hopefully, if the seller meets me tomorrow with my CCL and other eggs)

 

[jrc85]

I'm going to say 4 under her they are mallard pecken mix

Here is a pic of the last hatch off them

I will try to get a better pic in a few days

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

@lindalouly

Update! Day 14 candle results!

I'm pleased to say all 15 Tolbunt polish are moving and looking on track :yiipchick
One more week to wait