ruth1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) well a little splash Orp chick hatched out last night. so cute grey and white and fluffy So I was very excited at work today and couldnt wait to come home to see it , Im amazed anything hatched as I had written of the eggs after having a four hour powercut the other weekend and a six hour one last week. Anyway I was picking the shell out of the incubator after transferring the little one and picked up another egg and it cheeped and moved - I nearly dropped it out of fright so Im hoping there is another one going to come out ok These will be my chicks of fate if they hatch out. Edited February 17, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Oooh wow... Were are the pics!!! joke! Good luck Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Oooohhhhh Ruth I was thinking about you well the eggs the other day!! Where are the pics??? Edited February 16, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Congratulations . Well, where are the pics ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 How exciting! Where are the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I was like that, I picked up the last egg and thought I'd quickly candle it to confirm it was dead before binning it, picked it up and it started cheeping at me I quickly shoved it back and put the lid on the incubator and she hatched the next morning! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Its a bit like the red light district in the hall at the moment Thats not a good pic sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 It's clear enough for us to awwww over I will start: Awwwwwwwwwwwww! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Awwwwww! How sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Oh god it makes me broody awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 awwww more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headchicken Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Awwwwwwwwwwwwww! Lovely little one you have!!!! Give updates on the chirping egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 awwww what a sweetiepie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 My god you'll never believe it , I was up at 3am this morning looking at the egg waiting and nothing doing. Cheepy egg hatched about 7.30 this morning I've been desperate to get home from work all day, came home looked in the Inky and there were THREE fluffy bodies starting back at me So four out of six hatched , ive left the other two eggs in , just incase, Im obviously rubbish at candling and the powercuts just delayed things The thing is im expecting a few more eggs in the next few days as I didnt expect anything out of this hatch, Im going to be overun Oh well, I can think of worse things Heres a not great pic of the bunch Im waiting on an electric hen type brooder to replace the light so I might get some normal pics soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad house Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Sooooo sweet! Did I count 4 or 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 They are cute. I can't imagine how exciting it must be seeing them appear. Hope they are all girls for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLK69 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 fantastic - they look so sweet, this has made me even more desperate to hatch my own - so cute - do they think your their mum ? S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I think they think the cat is mum since he's the first and most frequent face they see as he sits outside of the inky staring in the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 One of the remaining eggs has started to cheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Brilliant and exciting stuff!! Hope the other egg cheaps too so you get a full hatch. Can't wait for more pics (aren't we a demanding lot??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likeastar--x Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Am I going crazy or did I count 5 chicks in that last picture?? They are soooooo cute! Im hatching chicks in the summer and this just makes me more excited!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Yes the fifth one is the little Apenzeller with the dodgy leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Did the cheeping egg hatch? I was about to throw my last unhatched egg in the bin when I heard it cheeping It hatched the following morning My next lot are due on Monday. So excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Cheepy egg no.5 hatched last night I had to help it out a bit though it took all night and was very noisy about it, so we're both a bit knackered. Im going to leave the last one for a bit longer now, ive got some jubilee orp and salmon Faverolle eggs to go in tomorrow, so I'm hoping they will be as successful. I take some piccies later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Can you tell Im excited about them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
