Thanksgiving Hatch- Anyone want to join in?

[KDbeads]

2 barnyard mixes and a silkie have been added to the brooder.... and are screaming their collective heads off

I have a male BSL that piped, zipped, and popped up in his shell but he hasn't absorbed his yolk yet, he looks pitiful flopped over but.... not helping him. The other male BSL that appeared to be dead in shell has been confirmed dead, he had a ton of fluid in his inner membrane.
There are 2 more barnyard mixes that have popped shell and are flailing about, same with a silkie. Have another silkie and a RIR or BSL in the process of zipping.

Even with the retrieval of the free chicks the temp and humidity have stayed dead on.

Now for a long night of nail biting and refusing to run in there every time I hear something.

 

[neferset]

I heard peeping and went to check.

The First Muppet of Thanksgiving was born a few minutes ago. He's a little grey silkie.

 

[Bantimna]

Seems like you'll like hatching chickies

 

[NoseyChickens]

Hope Is Alive!!!!!! I have been so worried, so sure I had done something wrong that killed my peeps. But we have movement! two eggs are rocking. I am so excited I may not be able to sleep tonight! We were gone all day at Knott's Berry Farm, so I was unable to stress endlessly with my nose to the bator window as I have been since day 18. Got home and 2 are rocking back and forth! I am so relieved I cannot even express.

 

[neferset]

Congratulations NoseyChickens!

Bantima, if you only knew. I have a lonely chick who has been waiting a week for a companion. He's been keeping company with the smallest duckling at night in a plastic Kritter Keeper inside the brooder so he can see all the older chicks. So, not only am I getting the blue silkies I wanted (at least one at any rate), but I get relieved of part of my mother hen duty and I don't have to worry so much about little Lint.

Editing to add: Plus, I would have sworn the chicken eggs I have in were all duds. Apparently not, though.

 

[Just a Country Girl]

I have my two Silkie pips this morning

 

[dianneS]

I set my eggs late in the evening on November 5th. I couldn't set them earlier as I had to wait for them to settle since they were shipped eggs. I accidentally marked the calander that it was the 6th, but it was actually the 5th.

I have one peeping since last night, its getting louder! The rest have not joined in yet. I did have one that seemed to be a little more advanced than the other's when I candled for the last time, so I imagine that is the one peeping. I can't see what number it is.

I'm not leaving home today! Just having dinner in, so I can watch the eggs. Probably won't see much going on though until tonight! Can't wait to read about everyone else's hatches!

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

Happy Thanksgiving eveyone and Congrats

on all the chicks...

 

[Goose and Fig]

I think this is the final tally, but going to wait another day or 2.
1 splash rock
1 blue sizzle (thought it would be a frizzle, but it has 5 toes!)
5 blue wheaton ameracauna
We also have 7 puppies running aorund the house. It's just cuteness overload!

Happy Thanksgiving! Happy hatching everyone!

 

[Jen4]

Happy Thanksgiving Hatching Everyone

The new chickies are so cute!