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

[Sally Sunshine]

......And now I had better shut up and get busy.....

# 7 popping out

oh I wish I had more data!!! dang!!!!

Quote: it was unpluged the night before last was down to 68 overnight!!!

Wow, there have been like 150 posts on here since yesterday. Congratulations to everyone who had chicks hatch! I had one hatch at 1:30 a.m., woke me up cheeping like crazy. It's a sex-linked cuckoo orpington & looks to be a boy. No other pips or peeps, hope some buddies hatch for him soon!

congrats!!!!!!

Thanks for the good wishes. I can leave him in there like 24 hours, right? I didn't want to jinx myself so I didn't set up the brooder or buy chick food or anything.

WHEN to start feeding CHICK after HATCH! post #4657

 

[Lozuufy]

Yup. And moving too.

Yay, someone agrees they are cute and doesn't drool over how they will taste!

-Banti

Why not? They're in the house aren't they? Would you feel better if I kept them warm in the oven?

Can I keep it in my oven?

Sounds easier to just cook the duck

Does sound easier, but you'd get a whoopin

 

[Chaos18]

Does sound easier, but you'd get a whoopin

Kinda hard for the ducky to hand out a whoppin if it's covered in butter.

 

[sasafras4u2]

Here is my crazy mix

Not a spare but of room in the bator! But I will assume since they are from a few different places I will inevitably have some clears by day 10 so I expect a little space will open up. (Hopefully not too many clears!)

I have the same thermometer/hygrometer in my bators and and they seem pretty accurate.

 

[Honora]

Ooh, I see a pip but it is close to the top of the egg. Does that mean the air cell is too small?

 

[Lozuufy]

Kinda hard for the ducky to hand out a whoppin if it's covered in butter.

It has zie backup plan

 

[Chaos18]

It has zie backup plan

Kinda like a ninja duck?

 

[Lozuufy]

Kinda like a ninja duck?

Yup

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Eggs in the ovens...

If you want them to hatch you should probably take them out of the oven

But if you are baking them you should probably take the shells off, they don't taste so good, and they'll explode

whatever floats your boat

 

[Chaos18]

Ooh, I see a pip but it is close to the top of the egg. Does that mean the air cell is too small?

Did it pip in the end with the aircell?

Yup

Well I better go get the shotgun than.