Three of my eggs hatched successfully!!!

[PantherWaltz]

I'm so excited to say that 3 of my 5 fertilized eggs hatched!

They actually hatched last week on Friday/Saturday, they weren't 18 days like I thought in my previous post because turns out I was looking at a duck candling guide ha, silly mistake!

They all developed properly up until hatch day. We found one that hatched but somehow died, the other chick died in egg, but the other three are all happy and healthy!

These are the day old hatch pictures!

They're Silkie and bantam Easter egger mixes!

The momma is doing great, and is very protective of her chicks! The other hens also treat them like their kids and team up to protect them. I'm so happy everything went well for the most part! I've never had a successful hatch before!



It's so fun watching them learn and mimic momma! Whenever they go under her to rest, it's funny because they look like a kid going into a blanket fort!

 

[SilverBirds]

Congrats on your hatch! Those are some adorable babies.

 

[PantherWaltz]

Congrats on your hatch! Those are some adorable babies.

Thank you! And agreed, they are adorable, though when aren't chicks adorable?

 

[gemmat820]

Thank you! And agreed, they are adorable, though when aren't chicks adorable?

Around two weeks old when their full feathers start coming in and they look like they're molting for a few days.

 

[Yard Farmer]

I love them, so cute!
I'm jealous!

 

[PantherWaltz]

Around two weeks old when their full feathers start coming in and they look like they're molting for a few days.

Ah, the awkward teenager phase, puberty definitely hits chickies hard!

 

[janiedoe]

Congratulations on your new chickies! They are so cute.

 

[gemmat820]

Ah, the awkward teenager phase, puberty definitely hits chickies hard!

They're still cute in their own way but it's like looking at my teenage son and realizing he really needs a shower, but he's still cute!