And here my four babies are, living life under the red heat lamp sun
We have one last egg, but... unlikely to hatch. And that's okay. I went to go and assist another chick bc I noticed the tissue going dark and realized I attempted the assist too late.
Maya has arrived!!! She hatched sometime yesterday while I was at work. Today, due to a smell in the air, I made the decision to open the incubator and candle the ggs and discovered 3 had externally pipped and one was chirping. The others were rushed back into the bator.
The remaining 6 were...
How are yours coming along?
One of my Silkie crosses is being broody now, so I'm unsure if I should try to sneak baby chicks under her when the time comes or... just leave it be. Eggs seem to be doing well on my end except for my Easter Egger :(
& today's update! found another blood ring. Then dropped and cracked it on the floor by accident agsvfagafag
We are now down to 10 eggs! GROW MY EGGS, GROW!!!
Candled and one of my big blue eggs seems to have developed a blood ring whereas 3 other eggs don't seem developing at all. Will crack it in the morning and report back. Just turned them for the night!
An animal scared my broodies off their nests yesterday and made away with two eggs. :( I fired up the incubator in the morning to salvage the hatch and now they are in there while I fiddle wuth the temperature.
Pictures of my two ladies today. I bought them new nest pads which should arrive tomorrow, so once that is in, they'll be moved to our brooder box with their own food and water.
Hello all!
I am a dumb dumb, and ordered eggs initially for Christmas. Totally missed the deadline for that and since I'm using a broody hen, as soon as they arrived yesterday, popped them underneath her. Hatch Day is projected 12/28-12/29, so I will be joining!
Here are my eggs:
Barred Olive...