The giant Cochin hatch off

[bumpershoot]

Okay everyone, it's been a week!

I candled the eggs and as far as I can tell they are all marching along just fine!

They all have dark masses forming. No veins, but it does take longer than a chicken eggs, so I assume that's normal.

Momma broody is so cute...she purrs to them! I brought some BR's from the feed store yesterday (you know it had to snow, right?) and she was talking to them too. I do think she's a keeper!

Since I needed to candle the eggs I thought I'd take momma broody outside to go potty. I do almost every day, but yesterday we had 65-70+ mph winds, so no one was going out. Don't need free range broody poo!!! So, I take her out of the crate she's in and she starts protesting and flapping. All of the sudden she starts spraying broody poop. It missed me but the rest of the garage wall was well coated.

I had to hose it and her butt off before I could put her back. And, you know that I have to take a shower now, cuz DH is flying in from San Francisco tonight. Would it be so lovely going to the airport smelling like a broody? I can just see it now... "Gosh honey, did you get a new perfume, OR SOMETHING?"

 

[bumpershoot]

Hey everyone, I apologize for not posting in quite a while. Watching a hen sit on eggs is kinda like watching the grass grow

plus, we had a graduation here.

So, the news is this: Six of the seven eggs ceased to develop

and the seventh does not look like it's going to hatch. It's a real shame, but there we go. I am giving the turkey egg until the end of today (it should have hatched Fri/Sat) and see how far we got. Sorry everyone, the Cochin hatch off was a bust.

 

[coloradochick]

Sorry it didn't go so good. I was very excited to see those babies