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

[Allie Grace Sanders]

My egg is hatching! I'm only on day 19. He or she was cheeping as well. It is externally pipped.

 

[AusHen]

I hope you feel better soon! Lots of germs going around right now and it's harder than ever to get over the counter meds for colds too. View attachment 2054943

Thanks.
It sure is! I was lucky enough to get a packet of panadol for our head aches but everything else was gone and I don't want to venture into the world again unless absolutely necessary.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Thanks.
It sure is! I was lucky enough to get a packet of panadol for our head aches but everything else was gone and I don't want to venture into the world again unless absolutely necessary.

I hear you. We're almost out of creamer for our coffee and I think I'm going to make a trip out to my friend's farm to buy some goats milk for the coffee rather than trying to fight the frantic crowds at the grocery stores right now. If not, I'll just drink it black until things start to normalize a bit.

 

[FortCluck]

Thanks.
It sure is! I was lucky enough to get a packet of panadol for our head aches but everything else was gone and I don't want to venture into the world again unless absolutely necessary.

If you can try to look for elderberry... I bet there is none in stock anywhere, but it does help a lot

 

[gimmie birdies]

I bought a golden sebright who was only as big as a quarter once, and raised it with a baby tom turkey, and the sebright would always hide between the turkeys legs, and the turkey loved that little hen. If any full sized hen tried to attack it, it would go bananas and chase the big hen off.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Looks like a Paddy- and a patty. And the color is going back to black. They are both Maran/Andelusian mix saddle shipped eggs. (I bought eggs instead of chicks, they only cost me $14 dollars a chick.) Not fault of hatchery, P.O. had crushed the box, and my Yellow top incubator had bonked out and I had to wait 1 week for a new one. They sat the first week in homemade incubator that was unproven. I do have other eggs in my new incubator due later this week.

 

[julskinka]

Day 20, still no pips. By this time with the first clutch, we had Billy already!

 

[Phillyndilly]

Hello all how long before I help with these external pips that haven’t made progress. After what happened with my one baby I’m very afraid to leave them for too long. They pipped at 6 am, it’s 1 pm now. A little silkie hatched and is ramming into all the eggs so it’s hard to keep track but they haven’t made progress since this morning

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Day 13 for these Showgirl/Silkie eggs. 9/12 developing. One is about to quit. The aircell is still unattached/rolling, huge, and seems to be impeding proper embryo growth. It hasn't quit yet but I feel it's inevitable. I did not take pictures of this egg.

Here's a few pics of the healthy eggs. Two with good cells and one saddled.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Hello all how long before I help with these external pips that haven’t made progress. After what happened with my one baby I’m very afraid to leave them for too long. They pipped at 6 am, it’s 1 pm now. A little silkie hatched and is ramming into all the eggs so it’s hard to keep track but they haven’t made progress since this morning

I understand not wanting to wait too long. We all feel that way sometimes. But as part of the normal hatching process it can take 24 hours from external pip to zip/hatch. The chicks are working hard to absorb their yolk and rest up for zipping. Leave them alone until tomorrow morning.