*** AUGUST HATCH-A-LONG come join in ***

[featherz]

My two day 18 pips are zipped and still peeping. keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Finger's Crossed For You featherz!

Buttons Due Tomorrow!

 

[punky rooster]

I'm starting mine today i have 22 buckeye x rir eggs hoping for some good meat birds. has anyone ever done this cross before. love to now how big they get. coolmitch

 

[mtcookie]

Little guy is peeping well under mom but can't pick up his little head very well. I am hoping he just needs to regain strength. The others are pipping and peeping well.

 

[afishel]

As I told u all the other day
started 9 eggs in bator on Aug 3, 4, 5, & 6
ON the 13th I noticed my white rock was going broody
so on sunday I gave her all 7 eggs
I toosed 2 eggs they had blood rings
we now have 5 days left !!!!!!!
here she is

wednesday day 16 in morning I candled the eggs here is one I started on Aug 3

 

[featherz]

One is out!! a little vaulted skull silkie. S/he may not make it tho - she has a decent amount of blood left in her shell but does not appear to be bleeding now. Is staggering around a little and peeping but weak. Still, it's nice to know something hatched.

the egg says b/b/s - I think that means blue/black/splash?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Quote:
OMG - So adorable!

Hope he makes it!

 

[orionburn]

Posted in another thread, but here's some pics of my hatch. At the bottom is a link to a video I took of two hatching at the same time. Thanks to all those for the support and help in answering questions. Yay chickies!

Moved over to the new home to finish drying out:

If you're bored a video of two hatching at almost the exact same time. They make it out around the 2:45 mark (click picture to launch) -

 

[Lesalynn]

This morning 18 more of my coturnix hatched, for a total of 22 so far.

This being a staggered hatch I expect probably a dozen more in the next 3-5 days.

I just candled the silkie egg, and the 2 silkie X slw eggs. Eveything looks right on time!!!!!

I am so, so vey happy!!!!

Words could never describe the excitment I am feeling right now!! I am trying to not get my hopes up too much, these being shipped eggs and me wanting them to hatch so bad. I can't help it, tho.......lockdown for these babies is the 27th. The air cells look good, but I noticed a tiny bit of "wiggle" in a very small area of each aircell. I have been very, very careful handling these eggs, only candled them twice, and very gentle each time. I knew the air sacs might be problematic because of shipping. I hope they can handle the hatching, and not drown or anything.

Ya'll I can't get these kind of chickens around here, and I want them so bad, it hurts. I have made up my mind, tho, that I will try again whether or not it works this time.

I won't be candling again until lockdown. I don't want to over-handle these eggs.

 

[featherz]

Well, I now have two day 19 hatchers and one more pipped. The two both seemed a bit weak, and one had blood left in the egg, but both are currently stumbling around and peeping so they seem ok so far. Go chickies go!!!