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they're coming along nicely! I'm gonna try and get some shots of my april hatchlings too. They grow so fast!

Brooding them inside has it's advantages too though. I've heard some people saying the chicks are easier to tame that way. I'm going to brood some from my next batch by myself, as I don't have enough broodyhens to take care of them all. Hopefully the weather will be a bit warmer by their...

adorable, congrats!

Thanks sandy. I can watch them for hours, it's so beautiful to see how they interact with their mothers. They do really well with two moms, doesn't seem to be confusing for them at all.Going to add more chickies to the bunch as they hatch in the bator during may!

I ended up at 4 live april-hatchlings. They're brooded by two mother-hens. Haha. My chickens are so liberal. The oldest two are almost a week old now. They're having some nice patterns showing up as their wingfeathers grow out, and I'm so excited to see what they're going to look like! They were...

They were all eggs from my own flock, so I guess that's why they all hatched so well for me. Setting shipped eggs as soon as they arrive this week, not having as high hopes for those

Thankyou! I was practically doing a happy-dance when I realized I looked at the photo on my iphone screen Update from here: The first hatchling, the one that had the yolk sack on the outside hanging from a string, was dead in the nest this morning. He was alot smaller than the other chicks...

I practice a very loose lockdown too. The important thing isn't if the incubator has been opened, but that the humidity doesnt get to sink alot. sorry about your maran eggs, crazychick. What do you have in lockdown next weekend? My last chick is almost hatched - well, it's hatched but it's...

While waiting for my last april-hatchling I took my 1,5yrold outside and spent most of the day caring for our outdoor pets while he played in the mud and stayed on safe distance from our roosters. He's terrifyed of the roosters, one of them came jumping at him by accident once and after that he...

Another late april hatchling! This is the yellow one that hatched yesterday evening. He/she went out to the others in the coop this morning, navel fully dried and pecking away at anything he/she saw! This is my fav chick so far, and I'm totally crossing my fingers that it's a pullet! Named it...

Ooohm what a beautiful young bird! Can't believe how fast they grow

I've heard of chickens making it after being hatched with some of the yolk on the outside. The one that I had the other day had the yolk hanging by a string from its navel so I could just cut it off. You should leave the chick in a clean confined space until the navel dries up. It can be wise to...

Haha, I know the feeling. Go to bed when you're supposed to and hopefully you'll wake up to a newly hatched chick! Or maybe even more than one ;) Some can pip and hatch tremendously fast, as my chick nr 3 proved to me - totally hatching without me even noticing a thing before he was out. Keep us...

The wishful thinking sure can make us see and hear the strangest things... It sucks, but all you can do is clean up the bator and try again! Hopefully you'll have some fluffbutts during the may hatch along. Keep us posted on how the eggtopsy goes! I'm strangely curious to hear what you find :-)

Oh, so sorry about the little guy! These things happen, and it doesn't help to beat yourself up about it. Just make sure you learn something from it so you won't have to see that happening again When are the marans due? I've heard marans could take longer than others to hatch as the shell is...

Haha, I agree. They always seem to keep us waiting endlessly. But somehow they suddenly pop out and we realize they were totally worth waiting for. I follow my guts though and help them out when I have a feeling something ain't right. When it's past 24 hours after external pip and no progress...

Chicken nr 4 hatched half an hour ago! To my big suprise he appears to be a buff orpington, although he came from an egg same size and color as the bantam cochin is laying. He does have a stripe of leg feathering so maybe he's a mix, but I would think the dark feather color would dominate the...

Just thought I'd share some cuteness since you didn't have any yet. How are things looking today? I'm so hoping that you get baby chicks! Babychick nr3 that suprised me yesterday was fluffed up and ready to go out to his siblings this morning. I'm positive it's a rooster, it was so tough - my...

Nope, no humidity raise or anything (it's around 50 but the bator has been opened quite a few times since the first chicken came yesterday). It was a nice suprise :) Don't beat yourself up about anything. My grandma hatched eggs in her bra (!!!) back in the old days, without any control of...

Here's the one I did an assisted hatch on today. It was shrink wrapped inside the shell, but perfectly healthy and after resting a little he was ready to go back out to his momma hen