tidygirlsuk Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) My first hatch day is tomorrow and I'm getting very excited . No sign yet but I did set my eggs late in the day. Edited June 10, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Lou Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Oh fingers crossed for some news in the morning... you'll be up early to check Best of luck x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Excellent, good luck x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Ha ha you'll barely get a wink of sleep tonight and I bet you get up in the night just to check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I will check back tomorrow for news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Bet they pip by midday tomorrow! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Good Luck for today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 Thanks guys. I haven't seen her get off yet to get a sneeky look. I can't hear anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Lou Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Try not to worry.. it just takes time fingers crossed for some news later on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Any chicks yet? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 nothing yet. There was no piping when i last looked. Liv(the broody lavendar pekin) is still very busy turning them though. I don't think that I'll sleep well tonight and I've got the school run to do . I don't think that I'll be attending mother and toddler group tomorrow morning either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 awww bless her, I just went all mushy at her turning her eggs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Still nothing I'm starting to worry. I was up at 5:15 so the lack of sleep isn't helping things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Hi - we got a chick one day 20, then 2 on day 22 , on day 24 she rolled the existing eggs out of the nest. Don't give up yet! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Still nothing I'm starting to worry. I was up at 5:15 so the lack of sleep isn't helping things. Don't give up yet. As the eggs are under a broody, she'll know if it's worth keeping going or time to give up. Any chance you could extract an egg tonight and do a quick candle test? Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Still nothing I'm starting to worry. I was up at 5:15 so the lack of sleep isn't helping things. Don't give up yet. As the eggs are under a broody, she'll know if it's worth keeping going or time to give up. Any chance you could extract an egg tonight and do a quick candle test? Andrew Yes I could but I think that I'm going to trust her. She keeps turning and looking at her eggs a lot today. She kicked two infertile ones last week so she seems to know what she is doing. Thank you for the support guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Keep trying The weather has cooled down quite a bit over the last couple of days which could have slowed down the hatch by a day or two. She sounds like shes being a good mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 My Marlene was very busy at hatch time - head down & bobbing around all the time - very vety busy she was - so I don't think your chicks will be long. Hang on in there! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Keep trying The weather has cooled down quite a bit over the last couple of days which could have slowed down the hatch by a day or two. She sounds like shes being a good mom. thanks Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 My Marlene was very busy at hatch time - head down & bobbing around all the time - very vety busy she was - so I don't think your chicks will be long. Hang on in there! Emma.x Thats good to hear. I'm up and down like a yo yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 I can hear tweeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 There could be one hatched underneath her then - don't worry - she knows what to do. Just wait until you see a little head peeping out from under her chest - a gorgeous sight! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I can hear tweeting Oh, great news, that's wonderful. The chick could still be inside the egg, so you might have another 24hrs to wait. As hard as I'm sure it is, you need to let nature take its course, your Hen will know exactly what to do, just leave her to it. at the ready? Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Oh no, not 24 hours I've been sitting here thinking it will be any minute now My camcorder won't except the disk, and it's my last one I have my camera though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Have you had a look to see if its hatched yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
