2 babies....

So we candled again and it looks like we on;y have 2 little baby chicks growing! But I will say it again 2 Babies growing it is still exciting! Better than no babies! So out of 36 eggs I have 2. Not a very good hatch rate. hummm. But then I found out we have mostly white eggs and they are a rare heritage breed call Dutch Leg Horns. And their hatch rate is not good for the chickens. Let alone me. LOL Oh well I will keep you updated on the 2 little peepers!

OMG so cool

OK So i have been a little off these days I haven't made nay posts this time around or even shared any pictures... but I really haven't done anything with eggs. I candles them at 3 days and saw pretty much nothing and was kind of disappointed again. Then i decided to give it another go last night at what 7 days i guess... and wow, we actually saw 2 babies!!! They were swimming around the egg! It was the coolest thing ever! I am going to have to try and get a video for you guys. it was really neat. But 2 eggs out of 36????? I think that may be the worst hatch rate ever... I don't think I know enough about eggs to toss any yet. I did take 2 out last night they were cracked. So sad one had a little chick in it... but it had died with a definite blood ring. and one was nothing. So I will keep you all posted! I also still have 10 baby chicks in my basement.... lol they are getting lots of feathers and starting to look a little awkward... but still so darn cute! <3 talk to you all soon!

Trying Again

Ok, Ok, so we are trying again! lol we have 36 eggs! We bought them from the coolest farm! Soul Shine ranch. http://www.soulshineranch.com/
So we have an assortment of different eggs. I can't wait to see what hatches. I also have 12 baby chicks in my basement. lol they are messy and smelly, and getting louder. But the kids think they are pretty cool. It is going to be a blast for them to see the babies pop out of their shells. We have a different incubator. Our friend Tracy needed to hatch some eggs of her own. But we were so grateful for the chance to use it to begin with! THANK YOU Tracy!!! xoxox
So the incubator we are borrowing now is the same one Promise's class used. I am trying a new system too. I have placed the eggs in egg cartons (cardboard) and I loaded up the bottom with sponges. Then I put the lid on and I am using a 2x4 under the whole incubator and moving it 3 times a day.... I really hope this helps to maybe keep the heat and humidity more consistent. So HOPEFULLY a better hatch. Can't do much worse then none? I think think I may have had a faulty thermometer. This time I have 3 in there!!! Today is Day one... so I will take some pictures and keep you all posted! Fun Fun!
Karen

Fail

This morning has been 23 days. So I decided to poke a hole and see if there was anything to see in there. They all had an air sac, and membranes were intact. But nothing ever developed, so now I don't know maybe I did something wrong? or maybe they were never fertilized. But I am glad there were no little dead chicks in there! That would have been a horrible way to start the day. So we are going to try again. I am going to clean out the incubator and get it all set up again. Then I am going to bug my darling friends for more eggs.... *please* lol. Maybe I will try a full dozen this time. I will call it round 2! So keep following if you want! Thanks again everyone! Talk to you soon!

Eggtopsies day 23

Day 22

Day 22.... nothing. But maybe on day 23? I keep reading about doing a float test or maybe opening the incubator and candling to see what I see. But i am so worried that nothing will happen. So I am going to wait till tomorrow. And then I don't know. I will let you know then! Talk to all of you soon.