THE MOTHER'S DAY HATCH-A-LONG!!!! The last day to join in and set eggs with us is April 28th.

[Hazelrah]

Here's a broody picture, but I doubt it will qualify

And she is giving me a stinky glare with her one good eye. She is my last wild cat, caught shortly before giving birth when she was too big to get away from the chicken net. Her spay appointment is the 9th

Beautiful kittens and mom looks like she is taking confinement well. The last time we took in a wild unwed mother cat she yowled for days before finally settling in to raise the kittens.

 

[Larkyn]

Well, because I am terribly impatient, I candled my eggs again when I went to turn them this afternoon after work. I can actually see at least three embryos! *excited* The others look like they have developed too, but I can't see any definitive veining or anything...just that the shadow inside the egg has grown larger.

But anyway, I'm wondering if I should increase the humidity; it's currently sitting in between 25-28%. The air cells already look fairly large in a few of the eggs (due to age I'm sure, plus being in the fridge...) and I'm worried that they're loosing too much moisture still. Thoughts?

 

[wolftracks]

My swap eggs showed up today, so I'll have me some eggs!

 

[Bigfamily4me]

I still have to load my egg pic! Sorry!

I candled today and I have 16 Australian Spotted Ducks growing, 4 Silkied Ameracaunas, and 3 others. I tossed 4 clears. I really want the Ameracaunas to hatch!

 

[bargain]

Okay so far this is what I have put in the Old Round Metal Incubator

10 guineas
4 Speckled Sussex eggs
22 Silkies

Still Looking around for more....

May add more after egg picking....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tinychicky]

I fit 6 ameraucana eggs under one broody (the one in my photo contest entry!), two under a hen who already has two clutches of serama eggs under her, and the 4 other serama eggs under a recently broody serama! I borrowed my neighbor's hovabator and if all goes well I can set the rest of the eggs tomorrow. Since my bator has plenty of room left, maybe I can add more eggs

In other news, my earlier clutch of serama eggs are finally hatching! One peeping, one pipping and one zipping! The four remaining eggs in my second clutch are in their second week and doing well.Once the second hatch is complete I'll give the poor broody a break and move the ameraucanas into the bator

 

[yinepu]

well.. i think this will be the last for this hatch (expecting the muscovy eggs any day so that number may change)

13 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte eggs
14 goose eggs
24 muscovy eggs

 

[java girl 2]

hey everyone!

I have a Q. does anyone know where I can get full or small size splash cochins? I am really looking for chicks but will buy eggs if I need to. can anyone help me, PLEASE?!?!?!?!

 

[yinepu]

hey everyone!

I have a Q. does anyone know where I can get full or small size splash cochins? I am really looking for chicks but will buy eggs if I need to. can anyone help me, PLEASE?!?!?!?!

if you don't mind hatchery chicks Cackle sells both the bantams and standard splash cochins

http://www.cacklehatchery.com/partridgecochinstd.html
http://www.cacklehatchery.com/cochinbantam.html

you have to scroll down on both pages to find them

 

[mrheinz77]

I have a BBS large fowl pen that produces quite a few splash. I only ship eggs, though.