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

[butterfliesdoku]

What are you lockdown procedures? Have you done any eggtopsies?

Lockdown is day 19 with humidity between 60-70%. I've set my own eggs along with the shipped eggs and my eggs hatch everytime. That's two batches of shipped eggs that didn't make it. I haven't done eggtopsies on the shipped eggs yet but I will soon.

 

[Honora]

Here they are. One has curled toes. I have her in corrective shoes.

Aw, 8 babies!

 

[billiejw89]

The chicks really liked this mirror. I think the roo is thinking he is a really good lookin' guy!

 

[Balloonjuice]

Here they are. One has curled toes. I have her in corrective shoes.

Is "curled toes" pretty obvious or should I examine my hatchlings for that?

 

[h2oratt]

Is "curled toes" pretty obvious or should I examine my hatchlings for that?

Very. Obvious. They are all curled on entrance to the world but straighten out as they dry and get up on their feet. What kind of incubator do you have? I bought the shelf liner at Walmart. The rubbery kind with the holes in it. You need to have it where they hatch out. Gives them traction. It is cheap and can be washed and reused. I have in the bottom of my brooder for a few days while they get good on their feet.

 

[h2oratt]

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Fun and funky to me is something like this ~

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Yep those are fun and funky

 

[mlm Mike]

Ok i just set 9 eggies so far....idk if their all fertile but i guess we will find out

Wonderful!

Ugh. I'm so frustrated right now! Every single shipped egg that's made it to lock down has quit before even making the internal pip! What am I doing wrong?! I set more shipped eggs on April 1st but now I'm worried that those too won't make it!

How are you locking down, are you hatching with the eggs standing up if they have bad air cells?

my,eggs from my pet chicken are here.four pet silkie eggs.three Easter eggers,two fun and funky assortment one super chocolate egg layer.

Nice Chicken Hawk!

Hope it isn't too late to join. I was in the Easter HAL, that went nad. So, i set more eggs for a mid April hatch, that went bad. I am trying one more time for a late April hatch. The eggs went in on the First, but their first full day would be the second. So, if anything hatches the chicks will hatch on the 22d and the ducklings will hatch on the 29th. At the current count (haven't candled yet) There are 18 Dominique eggs (won at auction), 6 Pekin cross duck eggs, 5 game bantams, and a variety of RIR RIRxAncona and barnyard mixes. I don't remember the exact count, and I am enjoying the quiet of a lazy day. So, I will double check the count later.

Even a young buckling and 'scovy are napping the day away.

You're not too late. I hope this hatch goes well.

Quote: Yes, that would be fun and funky.

 

[kimalulu]

Just gonna jump in. My pigeons are sitting on 3 eggs, and so far 2 have hatched! The one named Rattytwoie lau ) hasn't hatched yet, but hopefully should hatch tomorrow. The two that hatched so far are Rattytwoie's uncles/aunts. 

I also have 6 duck eggs developing that should hatch around April 21, and some quail eggs that should hatch the 25th. Plus I just ordered some Chocolate Orp mix eggs that should come in soon, and some pure breed Ameraucana eggs, and some more call duck eggs  

Can you post some pictures?!

Thanks @mlm Mike I don't want any exploding rotten eggs either!

 

[chicken hawk 33]

I,am so excited to see what pops out the eggs.

 

[Jessimom]

Very. Obvious. They are all curled on entrance to the world but straighten out as they dry and get up on their feet. What kind of incubator do you have? I bought the shelf liner at Walmart. The rubbery kind with the holes in it. You need to have it where they hatch out. Gives them traction. It is cheap and can be washed and reused. I have in the bottom of my brooder for a few days while they get good on their feet.

I get that shelf liner at the dollar store. Really dirty hatches, I throw it away.

Is "curled toes" pretty obvious or should I examine my hatchlings for that?

For me it's obvious because the chicks walk on the top of their feet basically and they stumble around. They aren't running around like the other chicks.