Why Did I Do It? Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chicmom]

Rachel, those chicks are really cute! Wow, that's a great hubby ya got! I bet you have great luck with your hatch from Fattie. I won a dozen from her, and then she sent 16. Well, it turned out 4 of the eggs were clear, but then a full dozen were developing nicely. I will be happy if just a few of her eggs hatch. So far, two have hatched. All three of the Polish bantam frizzle eggs I put in from my own flock have hatched. They actually were the first ones to hatch.

Gosh, this hatching isn't for the faint of heart.....OH THE WAITING! LOL

I hope to see more babies tomorrow. There are alot of pips........

I will post pics soon....

Sharon

 

[drumstick diva]

Rachel your hatch may be small but the two chicks are gorgeous.

 

[rachelcb80]

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Sorry I didn't repsond sooner, I just now saw this thread had replies I had missed.

I had a really poor hatch this first time out. I was using an LG incubator and just could not keep it steady with my house temps rising and falling this time of year. I was aiming for a 99.5 average temp and didn't do much with my humidity the first 18 days. It stayed around 40% on it's own because I live in Mississippi and our humidity is high even in the winter. I had 8 eggs make it to lockdown (out of the 22 I started with), and then only three pipped with two hatching. Hoping for better luck with my new incubator.

Hope you have a great hatch!

 

[rachelcb80]

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Thank you so much! They are truly very entertaining. I had two Ameraucana eggs in with the Seramas and one hatched (the other pipped internally but never externally and passed away, when I broke the egg open to look at the chick I discovered it was deformed). It's funny how much bigger the Ameraucana chick is than the Seramas. They're an odd little group but so funny.

 

[chicmom]

OH, that is cute.....the Ameraucana looks like a giant! LOL

 

[rachelcb80]

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That was shortly after hatching. The size difference is even more noticable now that they're all upright. The little ones run under the Ameraucana's legs all the time. It's funny watching them all stumble over each other.

I subscribed to this thread so be sure and post pics here so I can see your babies and don't miss your post elsewhere!