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Title: new baby chick
Post by: paulinems on June 07, 2008, 19:48:34
are hen has hatched a new chick, still five eggs left ,thought it had gone to late do u think others will hatch or should i remove the other eggs
Pauline :) :) :)
Title: Re: new baby chick
Post by: Patrick King on June 07, 2008, 20:04:48
Do you know how many days shes been sitting on them for? normaly they hatch on about day 21. most people give till day 23 befor removing the eggs.
Title: Re: new baby chick
Post by: paulinems on June 08, 2008, 19:58:35
we now have 2 babys 4 eggs to go....they are black with white on breast the mother is a black rock
Pauline  :) :) :)
Title: Re: new baby chick
Post by: Old bird on June 10, 2008, 15:20:25
Are you damping the shells a bit?  When you do this you could listen to the egg - if there is life in there and they are due imminently - you can sometimes hear the faintest cheeping!

Sounds as though they may well all hatch - 2 and counting!  Good luck with them - love to see some piccies!

Old Bird

 ;D
Title: Re: new baby chick
Post by: paulinems on June 10, 2008, 19:54:17
only 2 still bit better than last year only had 1 :) :)
Pauline
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