feemcg Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Day 20 today and I got up and checked the eggs - none had pipped yet. Half an hour later I was sitting at the computer in the dining room when I heard a very loud cheeping coming from the utility room, so I dived through to look and still none have pipped - but there's a very noisy little chick inside one . I heard it over the noise of the tv and 2 rooms away . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 interesting, i have no idea and by the way I no longer have the same avatar as you, I am sure you will be pleased to know, I got a picture of an egg and got it resized and now its a little egg avatar....yaaaaay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Yes James, I noticed your avatar last night - its great (well done for resizing it, I would never be able to do that ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Ooh! - just got back from shops and 2 pipped - this is when it gets exciting....and I'll probably be up all night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY Congratulations!!!!!!!!! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Are you keeping the noisy one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Bet it's a boy! I love it when they start to pip - coudl spend all day watching them hatch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Exciting - keep on with the updates! And piccys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 1st ones out - it wasn't even one of the pipped ones I was watching, it must have been pipped underneath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 oooohhh I wish I could watch them...how exciting please take some pictures. PLEEEAAAASSSSSSEEEEEEEE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Here he is - a few minutes old (think its a he, not very dark eye line ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Oh bless very cute karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 How cute!!! What breeds are they? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Theres 11 Cream Legbar and 5 Rhode Island Red x Light Sussex (Gingernut Ranger). The Cream Legbars are auto-sexing so can tell girls and boys at hatch (usually ), and the RIR crosses are sex-linked, so again should be able to sex at hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Awwwwww, lovely! Gosh I'd never go bed waiting for that little lot to hatch! He's a very cute chick - hasn't he got long fluff? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocobo Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 aww what a lovely little chick, I'd be up all night watching them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Think I will be Gina! Theres 2 out now (Both look like boys ), and 1 almost out. Another 4 have pipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 How adorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 (Almost) final tally is...7 girls and 7 boys - well it is a 50/50 chance! I say almost as there are 2 eggs still in the (very empty looking) incy. I listened to them earlier and no noise, but I would always leave then another day or so anyway. Listened to them again just now after putting the last of the fluffies in the brooder and one is cheeping and tapping....so maybe I'll wake up to one more (boy ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I do so love the fluffy stage; when Rosie and I were in Norfolk last week, we went with Dilly to a farm where they were hatching - we had handfuls of small, fluffy chickies Almost as lovely as human babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 Just going to post some pics - will start a new thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
