Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JulieNKC]

My kids aren't playing nicely, so no time for me lol.
The humidity dropped in my incubator, all the way to 26%.

No pips this morning, so I just pipped little air holes for them a few minutes ago. It'd been over 24 hours since they internal pipped. Everything looks good inside, veins all dried up and all so I put them on damp paper towels and back in. I'll see what they can do on their own.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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This last egg was 4 days after internal pip. Just FYI. It's so different than little quail. Almost too stressful.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

I want these bad. And then I'm done.. Except for those Basque hens. Then I'm done. Except for the white palms. Then.. done.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/16071220891...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_1649wt_1139

 

[Wulfandwyn]

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I still haven't caught up on reading the thread, but those sure look cute and sound tasty too.

 

[JulieNKC]

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This last egg was 4 days after internal pip. Just FYI. It's so different than little quail. Almost too stressful.

I know they are slow. They have their air holes now, so that's all I'm doing. I know they can breath, so I'll give them a few days. I just was worried cause my humidity dropped so dang far, but they are looking good so I'm done. Hands off now, lol.

 

[JulieNKC]

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They are cute. I wouldn't mind some bantam americauna's. I figure if I got them I could sell the chicks/eggs from them and the one's from my other hen's as EE's.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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This last egg was 4 days after internal pip. Just FYI. It's so different than little quail. Almost too stressful.

I know they are slow. They have their air holes now, so that's all I'm doing. I know they can breath, so I'll give them a few days. I just was worried cause my humidity dropped so dang far, but they are looking good so I'm done. Hands off now, lol.

Hands off is TOO hard! I wish they would pip already!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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They are cute. I wouldn't mind some bantam americauna's. I figure if I got them I could sell the chicks/eggs from them and the one's from my other hen's as EE's.

What is the big popularity with the EE's? Is it the color of the egg? People seem to go crazy over them.

 

[JulieNKC]

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They are cute. I wouldn't mind some bantam americauna's. I figure if I got them I could sell the chicks/eggs from them and the one's from my other hen's as EE's.

What is the big popularity with the EE's? Is it the color of the egg? People seem to go crazy over them.

I think so. I like mine, she's cute but she's a crappy layer. She laid eggs for about a month before she quit for the winter. Everyone else is back to laying but not her.

I think it's also the fun in bringing home a chick/ hatching one that you have no idea what it'll look like once it's grown. Kind of why I like my mutts. It's fun.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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What is the big popularity with the EE's? Is it the color of the egg? People seem to go crazy over them.

I think so. I like mine, she's cute but she's a crappy layer. She laid eggs for about a month before she quit for the winter. Everyone else is back to laying but not her.

I think it's also the fun in bringing home a chick/ hatching one that you have no idea what it'll look like once it's grown. Kind of why I like my mutts. It's fun.

Dumb question: Do you eat the eggs? Like, do they look and taste the same?