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

[craftyhunnypie]

Incubator is on. I've got 6 of my Gold Laced Wyandotte eggs in.

Marlene & Sid have been very luvvy duvvy, so I thought right - no harm in trying her eggs.

Put them in this morning .

Emma.x

[Space Chick]

Mine have been ticking over in the inccy whilst we've been in Vegas... Due to hatch on Saturday

 

We are hatching Burford Browns and Cotswold legbars so we decided that candling would be a challenge with the dark shells so we haven't done it so we are leaving to fate

 

Hope your budding gold laced romance will result in chicks honey.

 

I have a Wyandotte broody nightmare at the moment... I've never seen such a violent broody, she goes into a realllllllly vicious attack mode whenever you try and take 'her' eggs

[craftyhunnypie]

Will candle Sunday night. Would normally do it at 8 days, but I want hubby to watch too - so will do Sunday night.

Never ceases to amaze me!

Emma.x

[Space Chick]

We have a chick a little Cotswold legbar girl

[Purplemaniacs]

We have a chick a little Cotswold legbar girl

 

That is great news.

 

Would love to see a photo when you have the chance. How many eggs do you have in the incy?

 

Chrissie

[Space Chick]

20 eggs Chrissie

[Purplemaniacs]

Lovely

 

We had 28 but 7 weren't fertile, 2 died during incubation and 3 did not hatch giving 16 lovely chicks, we were only going to have 6 or 8 eggs but were advised to go for more with the hope of having some lovely girl bantams.

 

Any more hatching yet?

 

Chrissie

[Space Chick]

We now have another chick, and some more eggs are looking lively... Photos will follow in time

[craftyhunnypie]

Less than 24 hours before I candle.

How will you raise all those chicks Debs??

Emma.x

[craftyhunnypie]

I candled the eggs whilst my sister was here on a surprise visit. Two opinions are better than one!

All 6 eggs ( gold laced wyandottes) are fertile. The peeeps were very active!

2 weeks until I have baby Marlene & Sid's.

Emma.x

[Lewis]

Good going!

[craftyhunnypie]

I might end up with 6 Sids!!!!

Emma.x

[craftyhunnypie]

The eggs stop turning tomorrow morning! I've set up the brooder ready - although electric hen not switched on yet.

Tonight I saw egg number 1 jerk, not wiggle like usual. Hmm wonder what that's all about? It actually made me jump, as it was a right good jerk. An interesting next few days for me. My mum is coming over too - so she gets to watch a hatch.

Emma.x

[chestnutmare]

Oo how exciting. Have you heard them cheep? I've recently learnt about chicks cheeping in the egg and it amazes me.

[Purplemaniacs]

We heard Tumble cheep on day 16 and she (I hope) hatched on day 17 caused panic as we were geared up for hatchiing on day 21 which all the others waited for.

 

I was amazed to hear the cheeping, first time we heard it was when we were candling and after that I had my ear glued to the incubator to hear it again.

 

Good luck with your hatch craftyhunnypie.

 

Chrissie

[chestnutmare]

Amazing. I'll keep listening, then. Yes, good luck CHP!

[craftyhunnypie]

I got 5 out of 6 eggs hatch over the course of the weekend. They are little cuties. One of them is an absolute devil. Always runs out from the electric hen, when I go in the brooder room. Although all Gold Laced Wyandottes, there is quite a difference in some of the colours. They range from almost black with gingerish markings & eyeliner, to chocolate with go faster stripes , ginger markings & eyeliner, to a beige with go faster stripes, ginger markings & eyeliner. I have the parent birds who are typical of the breed, so why such differences? Could it be a difference between male & female?

I have taken pics & will put them up here tomorrow.

They love playtime with me & I love spending time with them - teaching them to be tame. I feel more wyandotte hatching very soon - love wyandottes.

Emma.x

[Isabel]

Congratulations Emma - that's a great hatch and they sound really cute. We got one Gold Laced Wyandotte out of our weekend hatch - I only had 3 GLW eggs, all 3 hatched but two chicks died. One of the dead chicks was completely golden, the other looked dark and the surviving chick is mostly dark with little yellow flashes - can't wait to see how he colours up. Shall look out for your pics!

[craftyhunnypie]

Mum was from Wernlas & dad was from a Welsh breeder. The gingery flashes are so bright - they are almost orange. The chicks have lovely cute orange feet. I've just spent nearly an hour playing with & taming them.

Emma.x

[Isabel]

Hmmmm ... reading this, I'm thinking our chicks need more human contact ... but if the kids get too attached and they all turn out to be boys, then I am in trouble, aren't I?

[craftyhunnypie]

It's nice to have chickens that will come to you though & not be pecky or vicious!

Emma.x

[Kirstie]

Emma they sound gorgeous x

So nice to spend time with chicks when they hatched in an incy, they become so friendly (although I do have a nasty cockeral from last years hatch whos days are numbered but you could tell he wasn't as friendly in the beginning as the others)

 

I'm finding it harder to tame this year brood - with mum running about all over the place - they are coming around - or should I say my hand that feeds them is becoming a friend to them! But they do cheep "murder"when I hold them !

 

Love to see photos x