Who is pipping and waiting right now??

[zatsdeb]

Hatching eggs started today, 2 are peeping and trying to get out of those eggs! No guineas yet, only chicks. I put them in after the guinea eggs were in there a while so I could count the days since they need more days than chickens. I never hatched guinea eggs before, the shells sure are tough! I hope the little buggers can get out!

 

[Mrs MIA]

I just wanted to share my ONE new baby... very precious little girl... please meet ~*Kate*~, the only chick to hatch out of a batch of 28 Red and Silver Grey Dorking eggs.

The loss of the other eggs is overshadowed by the joy of her presence.

 

[rooster0209]

I am on day 18 and my patience is worn out.

I tried candlelling and wasnt sure what I was seeing. Soooooo I am going to candle tonight and remove the turner. Is is too early for that? tomorrow is the 19th


I have another batch to go on :|

 

[ozark hen]

Mrs. AK she is gorgeous!! Hang in there rooster, you are doing fine.

 

[speckledhen]

What a cutie, Victoria! I have a Kate, too.

 

[Mrs MIA]

You do??? Is it a Blue? I knew that was a good name.

She's a sweetheart, too...

 

[MissPrissy]

I have a duck egg pipped. Oh, the waiting is long on this 2nd baby!

 

[speckledhen]

No, my Kate is the very first chicken to ever hatch here, solid black. She is the oldest of the three look-alike PoufyHead Sisters. Her daddy was a Cochin/Silkie cross and her mama was a Barred Rock. She pipped and zipped in 15 minutes flat and laid her first egg at 18 weeks-always has to be first, LOL.

 

[millhoff]

I went out to feed and water the chickens today and to my suprise

there were little chicks around mom today. This was a great find since I just had to get rid of a nest that didn't hatch last week and I lost count of the days this hen had been sitting on this nest. My wife and kids went out and we counted 5 chicks, two piping and about 6 - 7 eggs still under mom. Keep your fingers crossed this is the first time hatching any.

 

[Buster]

Ok this last Sunday I set 11 speckled sussex eggs and 4 mutts for my first test hatch in the incubator that sclanimals brought me. The incubator holds 240 eggs but we will start small.

The incubator seems to do a good job of staying between 99.0-99.9 with blankets added on top. They were so nice and added a turner that I can operate from the outside of the incubator. I think it's going to be a loooong 18 days until they hatch!