Someone might think I'm a little weird, but I just have my rooster (Little Leo) a wing, shoulder, leg, and back massage and he truly loved it! Fell asleep as I was working his shoulders.
Finally got all the eggs hatched! Staggered batches are crazy! 12 total we hatched on our own. Little Leo, Fluffy Butt, Shelly, Scooby, Shaggy, Speedy, Scooter, Butter Ball, and Pecker. Still have 3 to name.
Ok so it's been a while since I posted anything. So here's my new babies. the one with little feathers is fluffy butt,the light colored one is Shelly, and the 2 black ones is Larry and curly.
This is Moe, he was a little late but he made it.
This is Little Leo now, the one born Aug 14th. On my...
Ok so update on my staggered batch babies... The one that hatched on the 30th didn't make it (it was a weird color compared to the others from those hens more pale and weak). One of the eggs that was due on the 1st didn't make it. No movement, no pip, nothing. But, the other one pipped on the...
Ok, happy news and sad news... out of The 2 eggs that were hatching, 1 made it (although it did pop out with Some of the yolk still unabsorbed but it's absorbed now) the other one that didn't make it was turned wrong in the shell and we didn't know it. But not all is lost, since the baby was...
17 total in incubator including the 2 that pipped over night. They were due last night but I'm guessing they are wanting to bee a little late. One in brooder is very loud, which is good. It wants a buddy.
Ooh!!! My 2 have pipped around the same time! There was a little blood so I think out pipped into a blood vessel. It's not bleeding, but will that be ok?
Ok so I didn't want to worry, but 2 of the rockers have smaller air cells and I am a bit worried about where the chick will pip. Is it ok to pip straight out of the shell without popping into the air cell?