Waiting for eggs to hatch is nerve wracking!!!

[bobbieschicks]

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Yeah - so happy for you!

 

[georgiagail]

Thank goodness we're not raising elephants.... (their gestational period is 22 months!)

Gail

 

[Christie Rhae]

Well I can see why people cannot resist helping chicks out if their shell. As usual I have read lots about this and thought "nope I would never do that". I am looking at my only little pipped chick who has been working at it for 16 hours and not out yet. It would be so easy to reach in and help... I see it's little beak and it's breathing. It will be hard to just sit here and watch it die if it cannot get out....

 

[Christie Rhae]

It's zipping!!!

 

[Christie Rhae]

It hatched!!! I am now the mama of a Wheaten/blue wheaten ameraucana!!

 

[djennings]

My husband thinks I'm crazy

He says if you act like this hatching out chickies, he doesn't want to be around when the grandbabies starting coming.

These two blue silkies were hatched out the last two days. This is my first hatch, I feel like a real grandma

 

[judial8907]

So happy for you

I have some that are due to come next Wends and Thurs. hopefully everything will go off without a hitch, I plan to post pics as soon as they get here

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[judial8907]

Mine are mystery eggs though...it is going to be fun to try to figure out what these guys are crossed with. I know that the dad is a black silkie for sure. Since all my hens lay in eachother's nest I won't know who belongs to who until they get here.

 

[DancingHen]

Congrats to all of you! I have 3 hatched, 1 pipped and the rest I am watching like a hawk. All the waiting pays off when you see the first little fuzzy butt make it's way out!

 

[wekiva bird]

Everybody is doing well with their hatches

I have so far 11. I think i have 4 more egg to go.