Valentine's day hatch -a-long

[Hirad]

So far I believe there's 5 out. 25 more to go.
The 5 are EE mutts.

 

[Hirad]

6, with 7 on the way out.

 

[deepbluesea]

Sad news of the day:
I got home from a biopsy (you'd think that would have been the worst part of my day)
and went out to the coop. I found Princess Lay-a inside the coop & she had a touch of blood on her head & beak. I gently picked her up & saw some additional scratches on one side.....and then a large flap of skin/feathers was open to show several fatty bodies, neck muscle & an exposed crop. UGH! Surprisingly over 1/3 of the skin around her hackle area was ripped off and hanging. She was still alive. I know it's very difficult to stitch up such a large area (several inches) and that chicken skin tears easily. Then there's the battle of infection. I looked at it logically. My sweet hen layed like a champ but would be 6 yrs old this summer. She was in shock & I need to take care of myself right now. It was too hard for me to process Princess by myself, so I called my handyman.

Princess has always been the top hen, best producer, and an all around good chicken. She foraged well, went broody once a year in June, was a fierce mother or could also be broken easily. She wasn't constantly underfoot like a silkie or in need of constant treats & snuggles like the orps, or overly vocal like the Sebright & Sussex. She did not do tricks, was not the most beautiful nor the center of attention. She was not even a purebred, but she was always part of our flock from the beginning and was a great bird. She liked to greet me for a brief pet to say hello & then went about her day.

As I type this, the egg she laid this morning is sitting on the desk in front of me.
RIP my dear old friend.

Oh I'm so sorry you lost her! That was a really nice remembrance. Sounds like she had an excellent chicken life.

 

[deepbluesea]

6, with 7 on the way out.

So cool! I've never hatched any. Now I'm thinking I'm going to have to.

 

[Hirad]

10 in the brooder, 3 in the incubator and three more on the way. Apparently my silkies lay brown eggs, I've got a little jet black silkie mutt chick.

 

[Familyfarm47]

One partial pip. just a crack for now!

 

[Hirad]

I think I'm at 18 chicks with 3 more pips. I'm surprised I've only got two booted chicks, my main rooster is half Brahma.

 

[Hirad]

One partial pip. just a crack for now!

Any progress?

 

[Familyfarm47]

Any progress?

No. still wiggling but it doesn't look like it has actually broken through all the way. My humidity is 70% and temp 99.
It has been trying for at least 6 hrs. I am researching to see if I should pull a tiny bit of the shell away where it has cracked a bit to make an air hole.
I will try to upload a pic

 

[Faraday40]

No. still wiggling but it doesn't look like it has actually broken through all the way. My humidity is 70% and temp 99.
It has been trying for at least 6 hrs. I am researching to see if I should pull a tiny bit of the shell away where it has cracked a bit to make an air hole.
I will try to upload a pic

Mine sometimes take a 12+ hour nap after initial pip, so I wouldn't be worried about it until tomorrow.