Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[surfer_chicken]

It's day 21 today and I went outside and kicked Mildred off of the nest for her food; drink; poo and run around like a mad woman daily routine and noticed one of my eggs ad pipped.

 

I'm fairly sure one of them shook as well, but that could easily have been a trick of the eyes.

 

Luckily I've got a lot of work to do today to keep me occupied while I wait

Edited July 3, 2011 by Guest

[Redwing]

Wow those weeks have flown by!

 

Fingers crossed for chicks

[Space Chick]

So exciting

 

Can't wait to hear about their safe arrival

[surfer_chicken]

Two eggs have pipped now. Mildred looks a little confused

Hope they make it Thanks for all the good luck wishes

[Mollie333]

Any out?

[surfer_chicken]

Egg number 3 (I put numbers on each shell), is officially out and drying under mum - I will get pictures as soon as it's nice and fluffy .

 

Egg number 5 has pipped, and most surprising of all egg number 1 has pipped. I accidentally dropped it (only a few centimetres!) whilst candling around day 15 and it suffered a small crack by the egg sac, which I touched up with clear nail varnish asap. I never thought it would actually make it though! I only hope it can make it through the tougher shell.

 

Anyway, I'm feeling like a very proud chicken grandma (?)

It seems weird to say!

[surfer_chicken]

[surfer_chicken]

Out of five eggs I now have three chicks and a fourth one pipping

 

More pictures and an update tomorrow!

[surfer_chicken]

Here are the first three out

 

 

 

The last two eggs are now pipping so I think I'm getting 5/5!

[poppy ben grace]

They are lovely, what a brilliant hatch rate, whats your secret?! I only managed 3 of 12! Mind you they were ebay eggs and did travel from cornwall to lincolnshire!

[surfer_chicken]

It's my first hatching so I was learning as I went along. I think it might've helped getting eggs locally as eBay hatches are a bit iffy, and of course thanking Albion for being a wonderful dad . Congratulate him on my behalf please, Tasha!

And Mildred did a wonderful job of brooding of course

 

I now officially have five chicks:

 

 

That's all of them together on their first trip out into the big wide world with mum (well, the big wide eglu run ) and Lily checking out what's going on.

 

I weighed them all and they are a whopping 40g, except chick number 4 who comes in at 45g!

 

xx

[Space Chick]

Fabulous news and congratulations they are gorgeous