Lesley Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Great photos Martin - and lovely new additions. I hope your Dad doesn't suddenly remember whose Eglu you came to see - and who talked your Mum into letting you have one I'm dreading the knock at the door Good luck with the hatchings - you can test them in a bowl of water at this stage. They should float well and bob about if the chciks are near to hatching. You can also hear them cheeping inside. The water will help them so don't dry the egg - just pop them back into the incubator. (you have taken it off the rotating cradle thing now haven't you?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 Yes it has been taken off the cradle. I never knew about the water thing. Hadn't thought about listening to the eggs. Will report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 .. well none of them sunk. We could also hear a little chirp, we don't know from which egg as when we put them inext to our ear we couldn't tell, but after we put them in the water there was a definate chirp! Fingers Crossed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Any news yet? Lots of pics please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad house Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 any news to report Martin...feel like Im theone sitting on eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Lovely pics Martin, you must be delighted with them! Sorry I missed you at Jimmys - we'll catch up another time Hope your hatchings go well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 We've just candled them and we're really unsure. 2 of them you can see a liquid yolk but others are unclear. If they haven't hatched by tomorrow night I think we can rule out our chances. We live in hope though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 How is it going Martin?. At least one sounds hopeful. If you do get any hatches, keep the shells, I'll be able to tell you who the parents are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 How is it going Martin?. At least one sounds hopeful. If you do get any hatches, keep the shells, I'll be able to tell you who the parents are. I'm very impressed! I'm sure Martin will want to know their pedigree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I only gave him 6 eggs to hatch Linda - and I'm hoping I can remember which ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Well today the little girls went out to play with the big girls... Also, we had a 5 egg day! Back Left - Poach Back Middle - Lesley Back Right - Carly Front Left - Scramble Front Middle - Hardboiled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 WOW They must be very happy for all of them to lay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 They've settled in really well. They are a bit noisy though, I can see why Meggan had to get rid of them. Poach is a bit of a nightmare to keep quiet. They sqwark alot and they woke me up this morning, because they wanted to be let out at 6am! I'm going to leave the door open tonight. I'm not sure how the neighbours are about it, surely it's no louder than the whining greyhound a few doors down, the road in front of us. Even the cockerel in the garden behind the car park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Martin any news on the hatching eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Nope. Doesn't look to hopeful, I think that the day when the thermostat broke cost us. At least it is fixed and ok for any future hatchings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Oh pooh! No chance of any of them making it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 There is one that we are unsure about. In one of them you can see (candling) an exploded blood vessel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Aww, they all look very cute out in the garden with each other. I think you'll have to move the green eglu though, (looking at the state of the grass. Mind you I can't say much, we had to fence off another bit of our garden today and put it down with grass seed!) Hope you at least get 1 chick Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Where can we move them to? Well, some of you already know that the bantams will in a couple of months be loaned to my aunty who is moving to a house with land. She's going to have them as an introduction to chickens and eglus. The eglu and chooks are still going to be my property, and if she ever wants/needs to get rid of them they will come back here. She won't change their names or sell the eglu either. Still my property. When I visit I'll play with them etc. If I ever think they are being mistreated (unlikely) then I will tell her and even take the girls off her. I'm sure they'll be fine though. You might not see much of me on the forum i'll be at my aunties herding up pigs, goats and chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 That sounds like fun! You could always spin the eglu round so it's going diagonally across the garden? Or create a woodchip area for both the chicken eglus to go on. Then let them out in the evening-they'll do less damage then! Currently I'm tempted in my garden to annoy my Dad and get out the spare fencing in the garage and make a run tall enough so the chickens can't jump over it and into the garden! So they will actually stay in their run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 I couldn't put a woodchip are down for them to then move to my aunties. Waste of money and it would ruin the garden more. Will put some grass seed down when they go though. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 You could put abuoise/hemcore down maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Not sure, will let them on grass until they move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Gee sounds like you have the best parents, Hope your wee egg hatches for ya, fingers crossed here, Krista x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Thanks Krista! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
