I have 3 pips and I’m watching two eggs moving around I hope I don’t have them in the wrong position or something. I am totally hearing chirping. I thought I was going nuts. The eggs are from mauve orps so I guess they could be chocolate, mauve, or splash.( I have two black lavender split eggs in there but not expecting much from those. ) Thanks for the questions it’s fun for a mom in waiting. I’ll update when I have a real live chick!!!It's hatch day!!! I'm super excited for you!!!!! I did my first hatch this summer and thankfully had guidance from TwoCrows and I hatched 16, my second hatch is dues Dec 17
I hope none of yours explode! Are you hearing any chirping? Any pips yet? What breeds!?!
Thank you! I’ve had my nose all in that hole this whole time.
but that’s been my thought just keep looking for leakers or horrible smells. Thanks for your experience.
The reason I tend to keep them in is because the bulk of my eggs were quite dark, so candling didn't give me positive signals one way or the other. Once I had an egg, I was sure was on day 25. I took it to the compost pile to do an egg topsy on it and there was a live embryo inside about to hatch. What a horrible feeling. I don't know how I miscounted so egregiously.Thank you! I’ve had my nose all in that hole this whole time.
That must of felt horrible. I’m sure it left an impact. I have never done a dark brown egg but I could imagine it’s really hard to see in.The reason I left them is because I’m not super sure what I’m looking at. I was going to just dump everything on day 23 but now( because of yours lasting so long) I may wait an extra day… I had family visiting and forgot to candle when I sent to lock down. I had to do a 5 hr drive and should have just started lock down when I got back. But shoulda woulda.
I know right it seems like everyone is calling everything mauve. I’ve seen a couple on here that are so beautiful. Like hurt your eyes from so much beauty. I hope mines look like that! The splash should be mauve splash but I guess I’ll see when it finally happens. I saw some really beautiful silkies at this show I went to on the 18th. They are really beautiful birds. Good luck on getting your mauve silkies next year. I’ll be here to cheer u on. My incubator says I’m on day 1 so maybe my actual hatch day is tomorrow…So maybe in the morning there will be chicks! Or tomorrow evening if they take more breaks
Would the splash be a chocolate splash?
I have 2 chocolate silkies I'll be breeding next year in one pen and another pen will have a black split to chocolate rooster and from his pen I have the possibility of mauve. When I Google mauve it's such a wide variety of results I'm not 100% what mauve should look like
Orpingtons are so pretty, I know your chicks are going tonbe stunning in those colors!
