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

[Phillyndilly]

(Also replying to @Phillyndilly )

I only hatched out about half of the viable eggs I set during my first hatch. When I set the eggs I only had a theoretical understanding of the artificial incubation process, so I was pretty happy with this result. I wish I knew why half of them died right before they hatched, but I will probably never figure it out.

Yes honestly I was kinda happy with my first hatch it was 6 eggs and 3 hatched well 4 but that was the one that died. But when it happened the second time with so many dead I got upset. That’s when I needed to know why! Ugh it does make me feel better that I’m not alone and that it is common though

 

[gmjarvi]

Candling results for chicken eggs due 3/31:

I was trying a dry hatch where I add very minimal water to the incubator. This is a Magicfly Janoel12. All but two of the eggs reached the target weightloss window by D14 (today) so I dont think I am going to stay the course. I will adjust the humidity up to slow any further weightloss.
Air cells:

One egg looks like it may have quit. Compared to the others there is basically no more venation, and I didnt observe any movement.

 

[gmjarvi]

Yes honestly I was kinda happy with my first hatch it was 6 eggs and 3 hatched well 4 but that was the one that died. But when it happened the second time with so many dead I got upset. That’s when I needed to know why! Ugh it does make me feel better that I’m not alone and that it is common though

I think 50% for the first couple hatches is great, I wouldn't beat yourself up about it. You're replicating a natural process in an incredibly artificial environment, of course it isn't going to go perfectly every time! I'm glad you're going to try again.

 

[AusHen]

9 out of 11 are out and in the brooder, wrong end egg hatched perfectly fine by it's self which is always good. one of the remaining eggs has pipped but the membrane looks a little dry (no longer nice and white) so I'll be keeping an eye one that one, the other hasn't pipped yet from what I can see.
Here are some chicks photos

Marans over OE


Welsummer over OE


Welsummer


F1 OE


OE over frizzle Araucana cross, the two remaining eggs are it's siblings

 

[Titus Kiptoo]

Mama Turkeys with her Goslings

 

[Jules929]

Here are my fluffy bottoms from the March batches.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

9 out of 11 are out and in the brooder, wrong end egg hatched perfectly fine by it's self which is always good. one of the remaining eggs has pipped but the membrane looks a little dry (no longer nice and white) so I'll be keeping an eye one that one, the other hasn't pipped yet from what I can see.
Here are some chicks photos

Marans over OE
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Welsummer over OE
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Welsummer
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F1 OE
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OE over frizzle Araucana cross, the two remaining eggs are it's siblings
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Mama Turkeys with her GoslingsView attachment 2060708

Here are my fluffy bottoms from the March batches.

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Congratulations on all the cute peeps!! Great pictures to wake up to this morning!

 

[Jules929]

Here is a close up of one of the frizzle OEs!

The other one is blue, but barely showing the frizzle and it's very camera shy, lol.

 

[ASteelman]

The weak chick that I helped out of the shell seems to be making it! I'm thrilled. This is a splash chick, right?

What's really odd is that both this chick's parents (F1 OE cockerel over wheaten marans pullet) had feathered shanks, and it is somehow clean-legged. Between the weak hatch and the clean legs I won't use it in my breeding project, but it's still intriguing.

 

[Jules929]

I just got a pic of the 2 frizzle OEs together.