I have three hatched. This fourth just hatched after more than 24 hrs working on one small hole. He had a big clump of poop on his butt, so I tried real quick to get what I could off it and noticed his toes were curled in. I got everything to make him some little sandals, but when I got him I...
I’ve got one out, two visible pips and five I can’t see anything. My first cutie out is bowling with the other eggs, can’t wait until a she’s dried so I can give them some peace ☮️ 🐣🖤
Day 14. Not the best pictures, but I watched them all move. I swear I saw one’s little beak moving - it was so cute 🥰 (3rd pic is candled pointy end down)
I did my eggtopsy today on the 9 eggs I removed. The embryos looked like they quit on about day 7, coincidentally the first time I candled. ALL of the embryos were stuck to the top of the shell, as in they were literally hanging from the air sack. And I swear I didn’t see blood rings when I...
I candled my eggs Wednesday, and found nine to be questionable. I kept spinning about it today, so candled them this evening. I embraced my insecurities about what I’m seeing, and made the call to pull them. I will do my eggtopsy tomorrow so I can see what I can see. The remaining 7 were all...
Just did my 7 day candling - 17 set and 17 developing - I cannot believe it! Just ordered 25 chicks from the hatchery to be delivered the week of Feb 12th, and my daughter is getting married on the Feb 18th. The next month is going to be busy! 🥴
Well, I went to add an egg and pull the oldest out of the carton, and really only had a couple little eggs. The majority of the eggs were bigger than the pullet’s eggs, but the bigger ones were from hens that were under 2. Not going to lose my mind over it (probably) 🤣 Good luck and please post...