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

[Erba]

Just candled my eggs and it's day 15. I'm down another three, to four light large eggs now. I know they are from this hen. She always lays the nicest looking eggs, as far as colour and weight.

 

[Phillyndilly]

I figured I’d show my babies too! Doing great! I do have a tiny runt. I really hope it doesn’t die because little foot is my favorite it seems to eat and drink but so much smaller idk if there’s anything I can do?

 

[abpatchy]

Just candled my eggs and it's day 15. I'm down another three, to four light large eggs now. I know they are from this hen. She always lays the nicest looking eggs, as far as colour and weight.

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She is beautiful! Too bad her eggs are not doing well.

 

[FortCluck]

I figured I’d show my babies too! Doing great! I do have a tiny runt. I really hope it doesn’t die because little foot is my favorite it seems to eat and drink but so much smaller idk if there’s anything I can do?

Just continue to make sure it eats chick starter and drinks water. Sometimes the smallest become the largest of the flock.

 

[Erba]

No it was the smaller and lighter eggs, that mostly didn't make it. One of hers didn't make it either for whatever reason.

 

[FortCluck]

I have an external pip but it's on the wrong end

 

[Phillyndilly]

Just continue to make sure it eats chick starter and drinks water. Sometimes the smallest become the largest of the flock.

Thank you! I will little foot is so sweet, I dip it’s beak in water every so often I’ve given that group some save a chick water. They are still separated from the gargantuan 2 week old chicks I cannot believe the size difference just a week makes!!!
Little foot Just wants to snuggle and is so calm def keeping that one.
Also I have 3 out of 5 external pips for goose eggs! I’m hoping the high humidity is my good luck charm because they’ve been at about a consistent 70 % in lockdown. I thought they were screwed ugh hope I was wrong!!!!

 

[FortCluck]

Thank you! I will little foot is so sweet, I dip it’s beak in water every so often I’ve given that group some save a chick water. They are still separated from the gargantuan 2 week old chicks I cannot believe the size difference just a week makes!!!
Little foot Just wants to snuggle and is so calm def keeping that one.
Also I have 3 out of 5 external pips for goose eggs! I’m hoping the high humidity is my good luck charm because they’ve been at about a consistent 70 % in lockdown. I thought they were screwed ugh hope I was wrong!!!!

Are you keeping it even if it's a male?

I have a few I thought were Cockerels, but I think they're pullets now that they're grown.

 

[FortCluck]

So I notice I get more wrong end external pips when I don't use my vertical turner... Coincidence?

 

[Phillyndilly]

Are you keeping it even if it's a male?

I have a few I thought were Cockerels, but I think they're pullets now that they're grown.

Yes I’ll keep it if it’s male hopefully even if it’s male it’s a nice one because it’s temperament is so sweet even though I know that can change. I plan on keeping little foot and the two blue silkies I got they both have vaulted skulls and are the result one of silkie hens mom being blue so I’m so surprised I got two my laying hens and rooster are all black silkies. Little foot is a golden Sebright I think.
My silkies and bantams are mixed in with regular chickens though honestly what does that mean if my bantam and silkies mate with a regular chicken? I have Wyandottes and an Orpington. I also have a very tiny grey bantam I forgot what she’s called so it’s possible little foot is her baby because she’s smaller than the sebrights. She’s also very very sweet..