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

[FortCluck]

So my mother in law came for a visit and candled my eggs for me... we're down to 4 possibles. The one I was most hopeful about quit fully formed now my husband has taken pity on me and we're off to the farm supply to buy babies to keep our lone Uno company.

Show us pics of the new fluff butts. Uno will be so happy. Sorry about your losses

 

[gimmie birdies]

Fort- Duck Number 2 is looking at you with love!

 

[FortCluck]

Fort- Duck Number 2 is looking at you with love!

Thought it was giving me the evil eye

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Woke up to 3 pips on my Flowery EEs. Day 20.

 

[julskinka]

I'm so sorry. It scares me thinking about my 17 that are in the incubator now. Those are my first purchased eggs for hatching. The first ones were my own eggs.

Don't be scared! It can really go either way. I just had a 100% on shipped eggs (that developed, not including clears). If they started growing, they hatched. Just make sure they're losing adequate moisture - I've gotten the sense that shipped eggs are particularly vulnerable to humidity problems.

 

[julskinka]

Sad about the babies lost before they hatched, but happy with these perfect little fluffs that made it. View attachment 2049452
That is Flip, front and center.

OMG THOSE ARE THE CUTEST.

 

[julskinka]

First chick to hatch, Ameraucana:
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Submit to the hatching baby Easter HAL contest!

 

[julskinka]

I'm running on very little sleep myself. Brewing a nice fresh pot of coffee. On an exciting note, 6 or the 11 eggs pipped overnight! Including 1 of the misfit eggs!

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What's the R stand for?

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have some eggs in a home made incubator, that to be the right temp at night I have to have a blanket on top. I forgot to put the blanket on last night. They are only on day 3 and I know during natural first days of incubation momma hens get on an off the eggs, but I still am mad at myself! GRR!

 

[FortCluck]

I have some eggs in a home made incubator, that to be the right temp at night I have to have a blanket on top. I forgot to put the blanket on last night. They are only on day 3 and I know during natural first days of incubation momma hens get on an off the eggs, but I still am mad at myself! GRR!

I have faith that they'll grow perfectly fine. Don't be so hard on yourself