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[Silkiebegins]

I also vote on day 17.what day are they? I also can't believe I stopped getting notifications from this thread. So a big hoorah for the other eggs!

 

[Silkiebegins]

Some of the eggs are big and round and some are pretty small....So you would think, and tell me if this is true or not, that the egg size will tell you how big the chick would be? I can't really wrap my brain around how tiny a chick would be coming out of a really skinny small egg.

Well it does kind of give you an idea of how the chick will be. For me it's genetics. Because my silkie bantam that weighs only 1 pound had a chick that was the biggest day 1 chick I've ever seen. I'm suspecting it's a roo.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I dissected the egg that Spearmint was in, and all of our suspicions were correct.... Dead. I'm guessing he died on day 6 or 7 based on pictures online. I dug a tiny hole in my yard and buried the embryo there.... Spearmint deserved a proper burial.
I told my chickens to go and pay their respects to it, and my 3-yr old white plymouth rock Agnes went over, stepped on the grave and then, she pooped near it. Well, she payed her "respect."

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I candled one egg just to see how it was doing.
It was #1, Toffee, and I saw it's little foot!!!

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I also vote on day 17.what day are they? I also can't believe I stopped getting notifications from this thread. So a big hoorah for the other eggs!

Yes that happens to me too!
They are on day 13.

 

[alinas2010]

I candled one egg just to see how it was doing.
It was #1, Toffee, and I saw it's little foot!!!

Aww good job little Toffee!!

 

[FamilyOfSeven]

@Chicken_tiger_catt, Spearmint quit

Sorry for your loss.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I didn't realize my mistake until a few days ago,
I set a few eggs one day later than all the others and I didn't mark the date on those eggs. I'm not sure how many I set the day after, if I did I can easily count down from the last egg, egg 24. For instance, let's say I set 4 eggs on the day after I set all the rest. Then I know that eggs 21, 22, 23, and 24 are all on day 17, not 18.

On lockdown for the first batch of eggs set the first day, even though some eggs may be on day 17 still, is it okay to stop turning all of them do you think??
I hope that made sense.

 

[GlicksChicks]

How is Custard doing? ☺

 

[Glory to His name]

Rooting for you, Peachie O!!