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That's great! 15 new chicks are great numbers and definitely better numbers than a lot of people on here today. Lots of sad news. Congratulations on the new babies. I can't wait to see the photos!

I have lots of cute babies, but I am going to have trouble figuring out which breed is which... . This is my spraddle leg chick doing fine!

Ok thanks!!

When a chick has spraddle leg, and you hobble it, how long do you keep the hobble on? I hobbled the little guy on Saturday, I think? It was running all over the place today, so I took the hobble off. It is walking on it's feet, but still has a bit of a waddle, rather than a walk. Should I...

Good morning!! I didn't get eggs labeled fertile, just free range, cage free. Zero of mine were fertile. I was told to look for ones marked fertile.

Ok, I started with 60. 10 Trader Joe's eggs and 15 of my silkie eggs were infertile, and I dropped 1 Spitzhauben egg on day 18. 34 made it to lockdown. 28 hached. 12 Spitzhauben, 13 Bantam blue EE and 3 of my silkies. When you add the 7 broody silkies, 2 CCL and 5 silkie/sizzle/frilkies...

I really think it depends on the individual 'bator. I have an LG with a fan and had 80 to 90% hatch rates. When I brought in the incuview, it dropped to 10%. I call it my death bator. Just bought a Brinsea and my hatch is not done but I am at 82% so far.

YAY!!!!!!

Thanks Ravyn! I'm glad the 2 silkies are doing well! I've sold almost all of my older babies. Only have 5 left. It's sad to see them go....

Congrats on the hatched chickies. But is that blood all over those eggs? What would cause that much bleeding in hatching chicks?

Thanks!!! They all hatched today, and at the last check they were all sleeping. So, I'm leaving them until the morning when I can have some help to move them. Its the 40 and it's just wide enough and heavy enough that I can tilt the cover, I have to pull it off and I an't hold it with one...

These are in a Brinsea, so to me, it's not as easy to open as the styros were. Those I could do 1 handed, this one takes 2 people or you need to take the whole cover off, set it down, take out chicks and put it back on.

Ok, so I have had such horrible hatches lately that this first one in my new incubator is going too good. I now have 16 babies, 12 warm, dry and fluffy, with at least 8 other pips. Can I open it to take out the dry chicks and some shells to give the others room to move? Or, with that many...

I've got 4 hatched, 2 zipping, 1 ALMOST zipping, and 5 pips. 24 more to go!! We are on day 20.

I have 3 pips! Now to go to bed and wake up tomorrow with 3 chicks? They were supposed to hatch on Saturday, what's the deal? My hatches are ALWAYS late. New 'bator is doing a good job! Happy Hatching everyone!

Adorable Chickies!!!

Hi all! I'm thousands of posts behind! No way I can catch up. I'm sure there are lots of hatching stories and lots of lock down ones. GO CHICKIES GO!!!!!! For me - Lock down today! I started this HAL with 60, took out 15 of my 19 silkies. My rooster was not doing his job in February...

I locked down 4 of my silkie eggs 5 days early when I included them with another group of eggs that were due to lock down. All 4 hatched. So, I think 2 days early won't hurt them. Lock them down with the 80.

Hi, I posted this on another thread, but thought I should post it here...Late on 3/5 I set 15 Blue Bantam EE's (Thanks TJ), 16 Spitzhauben eggs (Thanks Crazytalk), 19 of my own Silkie eggs and 6 Trader Joe eggs that I doubt are fertile, but I'm trying anyway. These are all in the new Brinsea...

I'm not sure yet what I'll be setting tomorrow - whatever fits in my incubators!!!