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

[Rockporters]

Your wish is granted

Some have clean legs, but all the feathered legs look like this Cochin Giant crosses so o could call them Cochin Giants

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omg so cute!! great beak coloring. I need to quit being such a purist and try making some interesting crosses.

 

[FortCluck]

omg so cute!! great beak coloring. I need to quit being such a purist and try making some interesting crosses.

I love my crosses they're so unique. My layer flock is all purebred...the offspring is crosses. I like it that way.

 

[FortCluck]

omg so cute!! great beak coloring. I need to quit being such a purist and try making some interesting crosses.

They get the beak from their father... He's a Black Jersey Giant. Can wait to see how they feather out. I love white chickens, but I noticed that air predators take the white ones or maybe it's just the air predators at my house

 

[CluckNDoodle]

How much weight do your eggs lose by D18? Asking because mine are on D17 and most have lost over the 13% target, I did a no water whatsoever dry method for the first 14 days then got concerned and have been trying to keep humidity up around 40% which has been harder than anticipated (it has spent more time at 30% and below, even with a sponge in there!). The air cells honestly look okay, though.

I think you will be ok! 11-13% is what you want by day 18.

Moved them too the brooder box. The last (chick) egg was upside down, feet first at the air cell and sadly didn't make it.

I'm sorry one didn't make it but that's still a great hatch! They're so cute! I can't believe how many were in the little incubator in your previous picture. They literally looked like they were expanding in there like popcorn.

 

[Phillyndilly]

Hi all just here with some pictures! I put the goslings in a separate brooder because they are just honestly so massive. Little foot likes them though lol

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Hi all just here with some pictures! I put the goslings in a separate brooder because they are just honestly so massive. Little foot likes them though lol

Oh my goodness!!! Look at the sweet pile of fluff!! Aren't goslings the sweetest loving little peeps!

 

[Floydie]

I'm sorry one didn't make it but that's still a great hatch! They're so cute! I can't believe how many were in the little incubator in your previous picture. They literally looked like they were expanding in there like popcorn.

It may be little but it's doing its job

 

[gimmie birdies]

The EMUS!I would love to have emus, I would be a little afraid of them, but only if I could get a local egg, they say as far as shipping, the smaller an egg the better it ships.

 

[gmjarvi]

I think you will be ok! 11-13% is what you want by day 18.

We shall see how it shakes out! They had lost like 11% by D14 but the air cells look fine. I'll be weighing them one last time today before I put them into lockdown.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

We shall see how it shakes out! They had lost like 11% by D14 but the air cells look fine. I'll be weighing them one last time today before I put them into lockdown.

Fingers crossed for a great hatch!