Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[Muscovy Wunda]

Its such a strange saying but theres no other way to describe cuteness

 

[julskinka]

Since it was 70+ degrees out today (have I mentioned already that I miss living somewhere with actual winter??) I moved the new chicks into the brooder. They enjoyed it!

 

[Trisseh]

Goodness I’m behind! Over 20 pages to catch up on here. Haha. I picked up my silkie eggs and into the incubator they went yesterday. candled the funny oblong Icelandic egg (day 3 because I just couldn’t help myself) and I’ve got development, so at least one of those eggs was fertile. Yay! Going to try to hold off touching anyone else til day 7...

 

[BuckeyeFoodie]

Everything burnt up it was way too hot and no rain so I was constantly watering. Hope this year is better

Opposite here - it was wet and cold(ish)

 

[FortCluck]

Opposite here - it was wet and cold(ish)

We had a drought here at one point for about 3 months. It was ridiculous. They were afraid reservoirs would get too low to supply water to everyone. I'm glad I have a well.

 

[BuckeyeFoodie]

Checked the 11 chicken eggs from my flock. All 19 are fertile and have veins Now let's hope they all make it

I can't tell if this is a typo, or chicken math!

 

[FortCluck]

I can't tell if this is a typo, or chicken math!

Supposed to be 11... But I can add 8 more

 

[BuckeyeFoodie]

I have six silkie babies so far! I'm a bit worried about the three that came out of 30-gram pullet eggs (normal silkie egg averaged 52g), they seem excessively floppy? But they are still wet, so I'm trying to reserve judgement. One more silkie egg is internally pipped, and the other two eggs are definitely late quitters.

Three Ayam Cemani are internally pipped and cheeping, but they take so long to get out of the shell I wouldn't be shocked if they don't hatch until Weds....

 

[FortCluck]

I have six silkie babies so far! I'm a bit worried about the three that came out of 30-gram pullet eggs (normal silkie egg averaged 52g), they seem excessively floppy? But they are still wet, so I'm trying to reserve judgement. One more silkie egg is internally pipped, and the other two eggs are definitely late quitters.

Three Ayam Cemani are internally pipped and cheeping, but they take so long to get out of the shell I wouldn't be shocked if they don't hatch until Weds....

Silkies are so darn cute! That fat chunker one I got makes me laugh so hard. It just plows the other chicks over

Post pics once they are fluffed

 

[Rockporters]

I am behind, wow! Hope everyone is having wonderful hatching luck. A few updates:

Only found 1 DIS in this coming weekend’s hatch so far. Hoping the rest make it to/through lockdown. Added 12 jubilee Orpingtons to the incubator last week. And on Friday, I added 20 button quail eggs! My first attempt at quail.

Emu egg update—we’ve got movers and shakers! I think. It’s a little tough telling for sure at first. I *think* eggs B, C, and D are wiggling. I believe egg A is a dud.

I also posted these in the emu forum, but... First video is egg B wiggling. Second video (turn vol. on!) is our laughing chicken’s response to my whistling at the emu egg. Everyone is a critic!