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

[beth1004]

Yay. I ordered 12 and got 6 extra eggs. I can fit 8 into my incubator may just fit 9.. the rest are going in the fridge and I'll try a fridge hatch.

What kind of eggs are those?

 

[Floydie]

What kind of eggs are those?

They are Japanese quail Coturnix

 

[beth1004]

They are Japanese quail Coturnix

They eggs are so pretty.

 

[FortCluck]

They are Japanese quail Coturnix

Do you know the coloring of the cot quail?

 

[Floydie]

Do you know the coloring of the cot quail?

They are mixed colours. I'll have a look to see what the seller says on the listing.

 

[Floydie]

Do you know the coloring of the cot quail?

Mix of colours including white fawn Italian Rosetta silver Tibetan tuxedo and crosses of these colours

 

[gmjarvi]

Come on wittle ducks! All this duck hatching is making me want to try Muscovy.

if I could just find some Narragansett turkey eggs and Muscovy.... in 4 days!

In the way of garlic, going to wing it and try planting the elephant garlic. Or experiment with shallots too. Not sure, but need to get some more stuff planted!

I am with you on wanting to hatch narragansetts!

 

[Phillyndilly]

I woke up to 2 new babies. A Black Birchen Marans and a White Ameraucana. Lots of pips. Another wrong end pip. Progress on the wrong end one from yesterday. Things are moving along. View attachment 2047949

Yey! So amazing! Does a wrong end pip mean trouble or it’s just more difficult for the chick?

 

[beth1004]

I want to participate with the Easter hatchalong and wondered if when you are preparing for a hatch do you just keep your eggs out until its time to put them the incubator or do you refrigerate them. I want to mostly hatch my new ameraucana eggs but only have 5 hens. I can't be sure that I will have enough eggs in the day or 2 before.

 

[livhatcher]

Okay...I have nothing to report on my eggs. They are LITERALLY JUST SITTING IN THE INCUBATOR DOING NOTHING until next week.

I'm in the process of ordering a big old batch of eggs now so I can set the annual kindergarten hatch next tuesday. I've asked for a mix of black and blue marans, CCL, Cuckoo Bluebars, Isbars, Basque Hens, Deathlayers & Orps. We shall see! Just catching up with everyone now!