fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 (edited) I am so so so excited , i can hear the chicks inside the eggs and two have been pipped. EEEK! Edited April 21, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Watch the hatch if you can, it's fascinating!!! What sort are you hatching?? It's so exciting!!! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Any chicks yet?? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Any more progress yet please .... and pics of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 I have been sitting by the inbubator for 4 1/2 hrs, now i have the laptp by me. we have 4 beaks chirping at me, i'd say about 5p-10p sixed holes, they first cracked at around 12 and 5p.... I'll take some photos in a mintue, i have LOADS of work to do tonight, but my maternal instinct is too strong and i 'need' to watch them! I have been dancing round the house with excitement. Ross isnt really bothered, i made him get out of the bath when the first one popped its beak through with Shampoo all lathered on his head! LOL Ill go get the camera! xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 YOu can't move now...............you'll miss the moment they pop out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Exciting isn't it? What breeds are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Just my Lohmanns, aka Gingernuts hens with my Bantam cochin, We are REALLLLLLLLY suprised the Big gingers are hatching , theres also 3 bantam cochin ones, but only one has a tiiiiiiiint hole in it, do you think it'll hatch? Also, i've read loooooads of books on hatching since October, one of the eggs, has a teeny tiny speck of blood on the shell, do you think it'll be ok? Come on then, lets have a tally, how long did it take yos to peck out of the shell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Er Half an hour for Bumble & an hour and a half for Boon! They didn't wait around! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Ross isnt really bothered, i made him get out of the bath when the first one popped its beak through with Shampoo all lathered on his head! LOL Ill go get the camera! xxxx eeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmm cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I think I'll hope for photos of the chicks, no offence!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Oh dont worry hes dry and in pjs now With shar pei's all over them, Im worried about the chick with the spec of blood on the shell . He/she was rocking about so fast, im worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 hey, im going to try and add the photos, They've been hatching for hours now , i wish they'd hurry up LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 update, i went back in the bedroom to say Cheep Cheep [yes ive been chirping back ] and theres ANOTHER thats pipped! Non on the others seem to have shifted much shell, lazy chickies, they haven't done much more in 2 hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 i hope they all hatch sucessfully cant wait to see the photos sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 They can take up to 8 hours after pipping to get out, after that then I'd watch & see how they are going on!!! You are not alone talking & cheeping to your eggs! I said good morning eggs & goodnight eggs every day until hatch!!! When they started rocking then I began to sing daisy daisy!!! Oh & when they pipped I started whilsting ' this old man, he played one..he played nick nack on my drum!!!! They still recognise the whistling of this old man!!!! Very cute, they sort of stop & listen! Good luck, hope they hatch before bedtime for you..if not, you will wake up to lickle chickies! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 They are rocking around and sticking their beaks sometimes faces out. I called my grandad whos hatched eggs all his life, heaid their fine and to make sure the Humidity is high [which it is, 62%] or they could get stuck, which i knew anyway, he said sometimes it can take 14 hrs- 18 hrs for them to hatch!! Aslong as they are chriping they should be ok apparently! Crafty Hunny, youd make such a good mom, your so funny! Seth would love you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Ross has shar pei's on his PJ's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Yep he does, i got them from Gap when i was about 18 The dogs are playing with xamas lights in the 'picture' on the cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Hee hee!! Does he know we're all picturing him in his PJ's? (well I am!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 shall i take a photo of the pjs in question tomorrow? minus the ross wearing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 we have 2 gingernut chicks and one cochin bantam 2 are still pipped 6 havent pipped yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 You're not going to get anything done today, either! I'd love to see a picture of the PJs .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 we have another Ginger!!! Your right, no work seems to be getting done, we are sitting in a living room with Brio train track all over the floor, [seth and ross were playing with it] we have Mika's playlist on the TV, set and i are dancing round watching his music Vid's . Hes amazing. 2 more are ready to hatch! cracked all the way round. Seh kept saying ''POK - POK -POOOOOK '' to them!!! Amazing he knows their chickens, not ''TWeet Tweet '' birdies! [speaking of seth hes just pulled 100 or so books off the book case, goodjob their all light Miffy, Elmer etc books.] |I took some pics of the chicks, but not ross' pjs, i will tho] brb, going to check on the babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Congratuylations F&C. This must be sooooo exciting. I don't think I'd ever get to hatch my own chocks, so I',m enjoying doing it vicariously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...