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Babies didn't hatch on time. Got 6 the day after Easter 🤷‍♀️

Thanks for the advice! That is sort of what I figured but wasn't too sure. Would you think the chicks next week would be ok to group with the chicks from this week since they will be only a few days apart in age/size?

I had 6 chicks hatch on March 15th and today (April 6th) is hatch day for my latest little group. Two chicks so far and -fingers crossed- five more chicks will soon join. I am worried about the 3 week old chicks and newbies in the brooder together. The chicks in the brooder now are obviously not...

New chick babies every Friday?! I am soooo jealous! Do you use one incubator or do you have multiple? Just hatched my first batch of eggs 2 days ago and already looking into a second incubator so I can stagger hatches

Carolina girls - best in the world!!!

The only hen I have had to go broody is a buff orpington. She has gone broody probably 5 times in the last year. She is actually broody for the 6th time right now. Unfortunately, she has only hatched her eggs once, the last time in January. Something always seems to happen when she is in the...

Note to self: If the incubator is going to be in the bedroom, do not let hatch day fall on daylight savings weekend. 🐣 😴😴😴 Now excuse me while I drink 32oz of coffee...☕

28 DAYS?! My lord... lil baby was obviously way too comfortable in that egg. Apparently patience is a virtue, got the first pip at about 7pm on day 21 (yesterday) and last night three hatched!

Seeing any pips or hatchings yet? I haven’t and I am wildely impatient 😹

It’s called fashion sweetie... look it up❤️

Currently halfway through day 20 and there are no pips in any of my 9 eggs. I candles before lockdown and all 9 had progressed beautifully. I have had difficulty regulating the humidity. It’s dropped as low as 65%. Temp has stayed steady at 38C. I know the chicks will come if and when they are...

Good luck everyone on their hatchlings!!! My incubator just went into lockdown so my next set of chickie babies will be a little late 🐣🐣🐣

Lockdown has begun!!! Is it weird that I moved one of my security cameras so I can watch the incubator while I am at work? 🐣

Good luck!!! Tomorrow starts my first lockdown too! Hopefully it’ll be a super successful weekend for us!