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

[CherriesBrood]

Aww congrats! It's so adorable! I didn't hear the story what happened?

3 broody chickens sitting on a nest with one egg.  I guess it was too crowded so the egg was pushed out.  It was very cold when we found it.   Didn't think it would make it but we stuck it in the incubator.  It hatched today!

Wow, poor thing. Are you going to put it back with the mamas?

 

[BantyChooks]

Sounds like a plan to me. And it doesn't sound like your excitement has diminished any either! No problem about those 4 dozen eggs, Sally...I'll take 'em. I've got room in my coop for 2 more chicks, and with my current track record that's all I'll end up with.

So sorry, Blooie.... Can you get local eggs (ha) next time? IMO they are a whole world easier. -Banti

 

[katsdar]

19 eggs made it into lock down, so they should start hatching sat. we will see!!!


now Maran dark eggs are they the ones that need extra humidity during lock down?

and for the record, I think ALL my hens have decided to go broody except 2,

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Sounds like a plan to me. And it doesn't sound like your excitement has diminished any either! No problem about those 4 dozen eggs, Sally...I'll take 'em. I've got room in my coop for 2 more chicks, and with my current track record that's all I'll end up with.

sorry to hear, good luck next time!!!

 

[melaniekemp]

So...no one cares about little old me? There's no love at all for the nervous first timer here?! Come on people!? What the ham!?

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

So...no one cares about little old me? There's no love at all for the nervous first timer here?! Come on people!? What the ham!?

There... doesn't that feel better? What's on your mind, Mel?

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

No problem about those 4 dozen eggs, Sally...I'll take 'em. I've got room in my coop for 2 more chicks, and with my current track record that's all I'll end up with. <sigh>

You may have gotten off to a rocky start, but you'll do a lot better from now on. I have confidence in you!!!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

So...no one cares about little old me? There's no love at all for the nervous first timer here?! Come on people!? What the ham!?

I quoted you :*( Hugs!!

 

[melaniekemp]

@Ur-ur-ur-urrr
Thx. It does. Slightly : (
I do however feel a bit chapped still. I may need some cream for that. Ugh.
On my mind is the same thing I mentioned earlier tonight. First hatch. Day 19. One external pip earlier this afternoon. No action on that egg since then. And one internal pip on a second egg. Nothing else there so far. Hours later. Nothing else at all from my meager remaining eggs. I fear losing all six (from my initial 14 shipped of which only 6 made it to lockdown). I am not sure whether I should be freaking out or not. Boo : (

 

[BantyChooks]

So...no one cares about little old me? There's no love at all for the nervous first timer here?! Come on people!? What the ham!?

Aww. We care, posts just get buried a lot. Good luck, I dunno how to help....