THE THREAD FOR HATCH-A-HOLICS

[Rose Quartz]

Good news: I was able to hatch one of the eggs and the chick is darn cute. Plus I already have some chicks so it won’t be alone.
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Bad news: it was supposed to be a naked neck lol.
Either way it’s absolutely adorable and really downy? Compared to the other chicks.

Aww look at that looong hair

 

[Rockporters]

2 pips this morning. Both at the wrong end. Going out to breakfast. We will see what the morning brings, I guess!

 

[john_wrightson2003]

Good news: I was able to hatch one of the eggs and the chick is darn cute. Plus I already have some chicks so it won’t be alone.
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Bad news: it was supposed to be a naked neck lol.
Either way it’s absolutely adorable and really downy? Compared to the other chicks.

Thats funny that it was supposed to be a naked neck, but your right, that is a pretty downy and adorable chick! Cant wait to see what it feathers out to look like

 

[john_wrightson2003]

2 pips this morning. Both at the wrong end. Going out to breakfast. We will see what the morning brings, I guess!

 

[Mvan42]

Just what I figured. The four eggs that were under my broody from our flock were not fertile. Cockerel is only 4 1/2 months so I didn’t think he was doing the job yet but wanted to check since we had a broody. She does have three fertile to hatch though. 14 days to go.

 

[john_wrightson2003]

Just what I figured. The four eggs that were under my broody from our flock were not fertile. Cockerel is only 4 1/2 months so I didn’t think he was doing the job yet but wanted to check since we had a broody. She does have three fertile to hatch though. 14 days to go.

Best of luck, I love broodies! What breed is she, and what breed is the roo, and the eggs that are fertile?

 

[Mvan42]

Best of luck, I love broodies! What breed is she, and what breed is the roo, and the eggs that are fertile?

Not sure what she is she was given to us when she was two months old. The eggs are light brahama.

 

[john_wrightson2003]

Not sure what she is she was given to us when she was two months old. The eggs are light brahama.

Ooh, I love Brahmas, best of luck!

 

[lisahamm1967]

I tried my first hatch a month ago. I did everything based on "normal" incubation practices. I had them "shipped" to me. Out of 14 eggs 8 started out ok but 3 quit (blood rings) on day 10. the other 5 seemed to do well until lockdown. I was so anxious to see baby chicks in 3 more days but nothing happened. That is when I started doing more research and found out there is different things that need to be done with shipped eggs because of "detached" air cells. So I immediately ordered more (24 this time) and have just set them last night. Out of the 24 eggs all but 5 were detached. So I am incubating the 5 non-detached air cell eggs normally with automatic rotating but the others I am setting fat end up and not rotating with automatic turner but instead manually moving them ever so slightly side to side 3 times a day. Wish me luck and if any one has any additional suggestions I am open to any help.