The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[paris_r]

Any idea why she is so loud?

no one is holding her! momma sits on them and they feel secure. put your hand in flast and low and she should come right to it and snuggle under

 

[chicken pickin]

This morning, I woke up to one hatched chick!

I am certain which egg it came from, a big blue egg, which means it came from my wild duckwing EE's, but the chick is not chipmunk colored..... it is pale yellow with lots of black speckles. And pink legs.
My EE's were all isolated during the month before the breeding season.

Now I'm wondering who is the Daddy?

What are the male possibilities?

 

[Math]

Well, yesterday morning I got up to find my incubator at 103 degrees and 16% humidity. I fiddled with it, got it adjusted and everything was perfect when I went to bed last night. I was just hoping some made it through that temp spike.

This morning I got up to find my incubator at 94.6 degrees and 75% humidity. 

It started raining overnight, which increased the humidity in the house and the incubator, and the temperature is much cooler in the house this morning than yesterday. 

Will any of my chicks make it at this point? I'll be here waiting patiently. Or not so patiently. 

Yes, I don't think that was so bad if that is a still air. Is it?

 

[RedIII]

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I use DH's big MAG light According to my BIL, it also doubles as an anti-burglar device.

This morning, I woke up to one hatched chick! I am certain which egg it came from, a big blue egg, which means it came from my wild duckwing EE's, but the chick is not chipmunk colored..... it is pale yellow with lots of black speckles. And pink legs. My EE's were all isolated during the month before the breeding season. Now I'm wondering who is the Daddy?

Cute! Congrats

My chick has been peeping nonstop very loud so I put on music called "Electronic Chill"'and she LOVES it!!

Any idea why she is so loud?

She's probably lonely. Do you have a stuffed animal you can put in with her? And side note - My mom claims my ducklings liked classical music while she was babysitting them, hehe.

 

[Junibutt]

Yup well technically day 20 starts at about 5pm tonight. Im in no rush I don't even have brooders set up yet lol.

Yeah mine caught me by surprise too so I quickly set-up an aquarium for now. Need to go buy some bedding for the brooder today!

 

[misfitmorgan]

Our Turken X arucana chicks started hatching yesterday afternoon...yes on day 19... We have two early chicks and wow they are creeping me out but Trexroo loves them. One Black and one yellow. More Turken X arucana and Polish eggs to hatch still. i hope some of them wait for Easter!!

 

[Junibutt]

I think I'm just about done with my hatch. I have one egg left that doesn't smell bad yet. My one poor chick is super lonely.

If you need some, I am close to Michigan depending upon where you are

 

[Peep-Chicken]

If you need some, I am close to Michigan depending upon where you are 

That is so super nice of you! I'll keep my fingers crossed for this last egg, and if it doesn't hatch I'll keep your offer in mind .

Thank you! e

 

[LadyCluck77]

What are the male possibilities?

With 90% certainty, I would say it was the wild duckwing EE rooster, but that pen is in proximity to my Salmon Faverolle pen, so I suppose he could also be a candidate...
I didn't see any extra toes on the chick though, nor feathered legs.

It is possible the EE's had some mix/recessive trait far back in the line. I'll try to get a photo of the chick. It is very unique looking.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I have two hatched A blue polish and one of the Amber x polish has hatched. I missed them both Only popped out for a couple of hours to do the horses and they hatched while I was out!! Seems to always be the case that I miss the first ones.