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

[Honora]

I didn't hatch these, but got them as 1 day olds. I think they are just as cute as they can be! They are about a week old now. Lemon and gold Friesians'.

They are gorgeous, especially the lemon ones!

 

[caeti21]

Another chickie hatched it has a vaulted skull , my first chickie that hatched this morning is a beautiful silver , and I have another pipped super excited I'll get pics in the morning

 

[caeti21]

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Absolutely beautiful

 

[chicken hawk 33]

My muscovy hens eggs are starting to hatch

 

[weegarden]

I'm so bummed. Out of my 8 Plymouth rock and 7 silkie eggs, I hatched 7 Plymouth rock and 1 silkie. I purposely put my silkie eggs in my small circular Brinsea because I figured they would hatch all my themselves and do very well. They were alive last night and by tonight, they were dead in the shells. It looked like they didn't even internally pip, and there was a little yolk sac left. The one needed to be pulled out of the egg and was completely ready to hatch. He got his head out, but it couldn't unzip. He/she is doing great. But, I wish I knew what happened with my other 6 silkies. So bummed about them. I was so excited! I think I might just stick with my Styrofoam bater. I have been having really bad luck with my small Brinsea. I can't help but think they would be fine if I had left them in the Styrofoam bator.

On a positive note, my show silkie that hasn't laid in over a year, laid an egg about a week ago, and it is fertile!!!!! I am so excited, because I didn't think I would ever be able to get an egg from her. She is older. She is a blue silkie and she is in with a white silkie, who I think has black genes, because I have gotten blue silkies from this pairing a long time ago. I need for this little baby to hatch, because I would never forgive myself if it made it all the way until hatch and then didn't pip like the ones today.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

My muscovy hens eggs are starting to hatch

Yayyyy

I'm so bummed. Out of my 8 Plymouth rock and 7 silkie eggs, I hatched 7 Plymouth rock and 1 silkie. I purposely put my silkie eggs in my small circular Brinsea because I figured they would hatch all my themselves and do very well. They were alive last night and by tonight, they were dead in the shells. It looked like they didn't even internally pip, and there was a little yolk sac left. The one needed to be pulled out of the egg and was completely ready to hatch. He got his head out, but it couldn't unzip. He/she is doing great. But, I wish I knew what happened with my other 6 silkies. So bummed about them. I was so excited! I think I might just stick with my Styrofoam bater. I have been having really bad luck with my small Brinsea. I can't help but think they would be fine if I had left them in the Styrofoam bator.

On a positive note, my show silkie that hasn't laid in over a year, laid an egg about a week ago, and it is fertile!!!!! I am so excited, because I didn't think I would ever be able to get an egg from her. She is older. She is a blue silkie and she is in with a white silkie, who I think has black genes, because I have gotten blue silkies from this pairing a long time ago. I need for this little baby to hatch, because I would never forgive myself if it made it all the way until hatch and then didn't pip like the ones today.

so sorry!!! I know how u feel I only got 1 silkie out of mine too, they have a hard time

 

[weegarden]

Yayyyy
so sorry!!! I know how u feel I only got 1 silkie out of mine too, they have a hard time

Thank DwayneNLiz. I'm sorry about your hatch too. It is just so frustrating that they made it so far. I was expecting to see an incubator full of 7 when I got home today. At least I was able to save one.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Thank DwayneNLiz. I'm sorry about your hatch too. It is just so frustrating that they made it so far. I was expecting to see an incubator full of 7 when I got home today. At least I was able to save one.

That's how i felt about it too! I think the huge vault got mine stuck, was zipped for 16 hours but couldn't get out of the shell so I helped

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Well, no progress on my egg that is pipped at the wrong end... It does seem like the egg rolled a bit to one side. Praying s/he makes it! The kids will be so disappointed if we lose any chicks!

Gonna call it a night and see how they are tomorrow.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Well, no progress on my egg that is pipped at the wrong end... It does seem like the egg rolled a bit to one side. Praying s/he makes it! The kids will be so disappointed if we lose any chicks!

Gonna call it a night and see how they are tomorrow.

Good luck!!! Fingers crossed!