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

[mlm Mike]

10/24 are hatched in 24 hours under the broody and she's still on the nest. So assuming it can be spread out over more than 24 hours?

Don't know, I've always have left my broody hens alone.

LOCKDOWN UPDATE!
Day 20: I have easter eggers and Ameracaunas(lots of internal pips and 1 external!)
Day 19: 4 Gamefowl eggs looking fantastic, 1 iffy but I left it in just in case.
Day 18: 4 Crested Creme Legbars and 6 Bielefelder eggs.

I waited until now for lockdown as I have a staggered hatch and wanted to wait till the Legbars and Bielefelders hit day 18.

Day 10: 3 Modern Game Bantams that have just been moved under a broody! I moved them with a broody to prevent them from going into "lockdown" along with the rest. I hope it won't be a problem when they hatch in half the normal incubation time!

Good Luck!

Anxiously waiting on my hatch that should start today. Checked eggs at noon and no pips yet. I went out to till up the garden, came back after an hour and had 3 hatched! Waiting on the rest now!!

Congratulations! I hope you get more soon.

 

[wabbit1964]

Anxiously waiting on my hatch that should start today. Checked eggs at noon and no pips yet. I went out to till up the garden, came back after an hour and had 3 hatched! Waiting on the rest now!!

Way to go!!

 

[campingshaws]

10/24 are hatched in 24 hours under the broody and she's still on the nest. So assuming it can be spread out over more than 24 hours?

Yes, but watch closely. My last one abandoned the nest with four eggs left in it. One zipper died, one was clear, and the other two hatched about two days later in the incubator. She had laid more eggs on her clutch after I gave her four from the bator, which is why two were so far behind.

 

[BantyChooks]

Show of hands who is suffering from the phantom peeps today?

I keep thinking the wild birds are chicks peeping....

Yes, but watch closely. My last one abandoned the nest with four eggs left in it. One zipper died, one was clear, and the other two hatched about two days later in the incubator. She had laid more eggs on her clutch after I gave her four from the bator, which is why two were so far behind.

X2

 

[Penny Hen]

a basketful of Cream Legbar cockerels. This year I got a lot of different down colors, but I can tell they are still male!

Looks like you have Silver, Golden and Cream.

 

[billiejw89]

Waiting to see pips any time in the LG! Day 20 and there is an egg that keeps rocking!

 

[Penny Hen]

Set the SFH eggs with 2 SFH/IB and 1 SFH/EE. And set 2 egg from Onyx who looks all AM but is an OE. Her eggs are just like the green olives. Set 2 of Tizzy's eggs. She is a Sapphire under an OE roo of spectacular coloring. Some of his feathers are green/black and maroon on the same feather. I keep hoping my little Wyandotte banam pullet will start to lay. I am holding off on setting Crystal's eggs until I break a couple to test fertility. Long John Silver my senior OE roo likes his ladies darker than the silver partridge that Crystal is. Her eggs tend to be narrow and long but they are the color of wedding mints.

 

[billiejw89]

Frizzled? Could the one in the 4th picture be silkie? I really wanted at least 1 silkie. All of the other chicks look to be smooth feathered.

 

[BantyChooks]

Jace's chicks are hatching!!! e
Two so far that I can see. So far she is treating them well!

 

[mlm Mike]

Waiting to see pips any time in the LG! Day 20 and there is an egg that keeps rocking!

Good Luck!

Set the SFH eggs with 2 SFH/IB and 1 SFH/EE. And set 2 egg from Onyx who looks all AM but is an OE. Her eggs are just like the green olives. Set 2 of Tizzy's eggs. She is a Sapphire under an OE roo of spectacular coloring. Some of his feathers are green/black and maroon on the same feather. I keep hoping my little Wyandotte banam pullet will start to lay. I am holding off on setting Crystal's eggs until I break a couple to test fertility. Long John Silver my senior OE roo likes his ladies darker than the silver partridge that Crystal is. Her eggs tend to be narrow and long but they are the color of wedding mints.

Good luck with your hatch, may your incubation run smooth.

Frizzled? Could the one in the 4th picture be silkie? I really wanted at least 1 silkie. All of the other chicks look to be smooth feathered.

Cute little things.

Jace's chicks are hatching!!!

Two so far that I can see. So far she is treating them well!

AWESOME!!!!