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

[billiejw89]

Should I assist the last serama egg? We will be on day 23 in the morning. I can see it slightly moving. No internal pip.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Marans should have feathered feet, right?

there legs are but not there feet

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Final count 3 sapphires, 6 lavender Orpington and 1 sally project.

can I see pics of the lavender Orpington I'm trying to figure out if two chicks I bought are Orpington or what

 

[chickenjoe12]

@chicken hawk 33 lets have a look at your chicks

 

[butterfliesdoku]

Oh yeah... I remember her!


Question is.... I have 4 NN x polish eggs in the bator. Is the naked neck gene dominant? Or will I get a fully feathered chook? I have to admit, I don't think the naked part is ummmm "cute" but I have heard enough about their dog-like personality and how underrated they are that I made a snap decision to try them. (That and they are polish x- which is #1 in my dream breed list) Advice? Anything I would need to watch out for? Anyone have pics of NN x polish? Thanks!!
-Banti

NNxGold Laced Polish

 

[weegarden]

My last 2 pictures. These are from my replacement chicks my husband got me after the coop fire that killed 16 babies.

Oh my goodness, how awful! that would be devastating! These are very nice.

i have a name on each egg at the and what ever hatches out of the egg boy or girl will be called that name and on one of the eggs i got the name shanique so if thats hatches and is a boy i will laugh until i die (the other names are ralph, dizzy, lofty, pilchard, bird, travis and spud ) i have got 2 pekin x booted bantam 4 bb and 2 lbb ( 2 off polly 2 off bertha 2 off betty and 2 off the mum rico)

That's funny!!!!

silkies are hard unless they can be vent sexed!! I have some at 8 weeks and still cant tell except or the one crowing!!

Do you actually have a silkie crowing at 8 weeks? Wow!

Whew!! So relieved! Now she is in there playing soccer, and just before I helped another one hatched so now there are actually 2 in there playing soccer

What a relief. I know how your heart goes in your throat when you have to help one. My little silkie unzipped, but left a couple little areas of the membrane intact around her zipping area. I went in with sharp pencil and helped to separate those areas. I was nervous that she wouldn't get her feet on the ground correctly after that, but she did, and she is adorable. Great job!

I'm hatching!!! one is out several pips and one zipping

How fun!!!! That is the best part! Enjoy!

Hello! I am hatching cream Legbars and Birchen Marans, and Birchen x Cuckoo Marans. I got this fancy new phone, and I've been offline for so long... Not like I ever did anything before but lurk and peruse. Still! I am ready to participate! To be honest, I would look up things on this site years before I even made an account, and even after making the account I didn't say much. Always too busy! Plus I had another baby... I have 3 young kids and a husband makes 4... But I love my birds. I have a small flock of 40, 25 Cream Legbars, a mix of the 1st and 2nd import groups I believe, from Ewecrazy farms, but shipped from Texas several years ago. I have 11 Marans, 3 are English type Cuckoo, 6 are beautiful French Birchen, and 2 are solid black from crossing the Birchen and Cuckoo. I got my Birchen from Rodney Reeves, and their color is soooo beautiful. The rest of my birds are wonderful randomness, adding color and variety. And turkeys! My newest hatch should start pipping any time now... Have rolling hatches for this and next weekend in my ancient 1266 sportsman! And an early 1502 model as the hatcher, since my great uncle put an acrylic door on it. Whoo hoo! Yay!
Dancing around!!!

Congrats. Here's hoping for lots of sweet pips!

my chicken butts from last weekend

Now that is cute! I love fluffy chicken butts! Ha, I can say that here, but I could never say that at work!!!! They already think I am the crazy chicken teacher!

Probably because I am! LOL

Picture overload... my serama babies.

How adorable!!!!

Should I assist the last serama egg? We will be on day 23 in the morning. I can see it slightly moving. No internal pip.

I'm not sure what to say. My recent batch didn't do anything until day 23, and then I had a great hatch, but the temp was running cooler than I thought on the bator. Your others have hatched. I hope it is ok. Did you try candling it for movement?

 

[wabbit1964]

Result of hatch #1 complete on 4/15/16


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[sarasweatman]

Hello! Well let's see in my beautiful Sally coolerbater, I have geese and ducks. And in another i have chickens. I also have a broody chicken sitting on duck eggs (and some chicken eggs her lazy Mazie friends squirrelled under her). April 22 is my 40th birthday so i getting myself some jubilee Orpington eggs (yay) if it works out

 

[weegarden]

Result of hatch #1 complete on 4/15/16


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Wow! Cute! Nice use of your pack and play!

 

[pipAchick]

Hello! I am hatching cream Legbars and Birchen Marans, and Birchen x Cuckoo Marans. I got this fancy new phone, and I've been offline for so long... Not like I ever did anything before but lurk and peruse. Still! I am ready to participate! To be honest, I would look up things on this site years before I even made an account, and even after making the account I didn't say much. Always too busy! Plus I had another baby... I have 3 young kids and a husband makes 4... But I love my birds. I have a small flock of 40, 25 Cream Legbars, a mix of the 1st and 2nd import groups I believe, from Ewecrazy farms, but shipped from Texas several years ago. I have 11 Marans, 3 are English type Cuckoo, 6 are beautiful French Birchen, and 2 are solid black from crossing the Birchen and Cuckoo. I got my Birchen from Rodney Reeves, and their color is soooo beautiful. The rest of my birds are wonderful randomness, adding color and variety. And turkeys! My newest hatch should start pipping any time now... Have rolling hatches for this and next weekend in my ancient 1266 sportsman! And an early 1502 model as the hatcher, since my great uncle put an acrylic door on it. Whoo hoo! Yay!
Dancing around!!!

Thanks for finally telling us about your birds,,welcome! Have a great time.