Chicks are hatching. There are either 12 or 13 out now. Hard to count without them falling out the bator.
Hatch is underway
Looks like a good hatch, congratulations!
Great picture, it's hard to count them when they are moving all around. Taking a pic freezes them in time and that way you can count them better. Great hatch. Love the babies. Congrat: Hay
hi
we are waiting on our hatching
good picture
elle
Cool pic! Congrats on the great hatch! I am learning to count a LOT faster! I do head counts outside often.. :)
I count my young pullets when I shut them up at night and can never get the same number twice - it becomes a lengthy procedure...
Porkpal, thats funny, I quit counting. I never get the same number either...LOL. Hay
i count every night.. same number :)
Ended up with 13 chicks in the brooder. Still have the 1 in the incubator. I finally took the shell completely off of it. The egg membrane was stuck to it really bad all over. i don't know why the membrane was so thick in that one egg. I dipped the chick's beak in water and put it back in the bator. I don't hold out much hope for it but I'll give it every chance. No pips in any of the other eggs. I am a bit disappointed in the low hatch rate.
congrats on the new chickie babies. They are so cute
Ohhhh they are so cute.What are they?rocks?I love babies.
I have red star, white rock, barred rock and one unidentified black, hens. My roo for this batch of chicks was my big EE. I have my dominique roo in with them now.
The little chick has made it through the night. It didn't seem to be trying too hard so I put the smallest chick back in the bator with it. I gave it more water and this morning it is holding it's own though it is weak. I put it in the brooder with the rest. Hoping it will motivate it to "work" at trying to live. Can't raise it in the bator.
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we are hatching too
put 42 in
got only 12 so far
i see about 6 more
this is the 2 day
elle
What kind of eggs are you hatching Elle?
Congratulations! Yes what type are they?
Sounds like a great hatch. What kind? My little weak chick is fine now. I can't pick it out from the rest. I am collecting bantam eggs to hatch next. I have just under 2 dozen. When I get 2 dozen I will set them. I am a bit OCD and like to have a nice even number. LOL
I just set both of my old english bantam and standard size eggs , some polish and more EE to fill the incubator.My Cochins are sitting there own this time and My banny are doing a perfect job with my 5 mandrian duck eggs.I need to candle them.I have pilgrim geese sitting and one of the ducks sitting plenty of dove and pigions with babies. springhas sprung here for sure.
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we got 25 out of 42
not good at all
elle
I know the feeling. 14 out of 24. Yours are sure cute. how they doing?
Sounds pretty good to me. What cuties!
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they are doing fine
what do you do after you think the hatching is done
we waited two day
then we crack open the rest of the egg
there was some chicken in them
7 egg had nothing
elle
I open mine to see if they had any development. Then I feed them to the pigs. When we still had our pet possum, we gave her the duds. She LOVED them.
hi
how long before you open to see
elle
I wait 2 or 3 days.
My bater is due to hatch tomorrow, and when I looked inside I saw some of the eggs rolling around slightly from side to side... WHOOO HOOO I did not get to see that with the last hatch... I am so EGGCITED...
way to go
Hatching preparations are underway. Let's see: cheerleaders warming up, emergency supplies on hand, who was going to provide the flan?
hi
we end out 25 out of 42
not bad
we started another bath
elle
Congratulations on your hatch, perhaps the next will be even better!