The Hatch That BYC Built (aka Frieda vs. the Brinsea!) (Warning--pic heavy)

[Hawk12]

We're here for you, keeping our fingers crossed

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Looks like s/he was just resting after all

 

[FridayYet]

Hooray - Go Chicklet!

 

[WVduckchick]

Yeah!!

 

[Hawk12]

Whoop whoop...go chickies, go chickie!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Just for the heck of it, the built-in bookcase where the incubator was for 3 weeks, post-paint...

 

[Hawk12]

Just for the heck of it, the built-in bookcase where the incubator was for 3 weeks, post-paint...

Very nice!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Just for the heck of it, the built-in bookcase where the incubator was for 3 weeks, post-paint...

Gorgeous!! So jealous... I want some of those...

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Timing is everything--I'd found a video that seemed great earlier, but no real response from the chick. Played it a few times a few minutes ago, and s/he really started pushing to try to get out! (Not out yet, but resting a bit after all that fighting.) The video I found is at https://youtu.be/ay1DyJPfH0c

 

[AmyPaperlady]

I spoke too soon! I went to take a pic of how close s/he was, and by the time the phone focused, here we were:

After weeks of complaining about how hard it is to get a good pic, I finally figured out that placing the lens against the 'bator between the heating elements works quite well.

I finally got to watch a hatch